Hi Tom, 65% of homes have computers with interenet access in Canada. The number is *higher* in the USA. Essentially any computer that can access the net is fast enough to run tunelab Pro. It runs as shareware by pausing from time to time during the tuning process. Recovery costs then would be limited to the price of a tuning lever and some mutes. Some of my clients have their computer in the same room as the piano already. Some others already own laptops. I do agree that tuning is more than just watching the dots, or spinner, or other vtd display. I do try hard to educate my clients, but it is rare for me to encounter a client who is truely able to evaluate a good tuning (aural or vtd assisted). VTD's are here to stay. They will get better and they will become cheaper. Of the persons who are actively tuning in Regina many choose to use a vtd of some kind. That "breaks the ice" for our clientel. I believe that technological change will soon produce a keyboard that will require a totally different skill set to repair than those piano technicians have acquired. It will not only sound like a good piano but will also feel like one. (although it will but rarely look like one). One of the hotels in our fair city "fobs" off the public with such an instrument (in adequate as far as feel/sound--but looks like a small grand piano) At 03:20 AM 04/19/2001, you wrote: > We (tuner/technicians) >will lose market share because individuals will begin to tune their own >instruments. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts mailto:drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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