Peterson 490ST Strobe tuner....good?

[w peterson]

I have had one of these for about a year, and am quite happy with it.  You
do have to listen, and you do have to learn to watch the many thing the
spinning wheel does.  Bill Peterson
----- Original Message -----
From: Pianotech <pianotech@ttlv.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: Peterson 490ST Strobe tuner....good?


> No. I have an apprentice who has one and struggles with it all the time.
He
> got the Cybertuner later and is doing much better.
>
> Alan Meyer
> Las Vegas
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Gammon" <jtg5f@cms.mail.virginia.edu>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:14 PM
> Subject: Peterson 490ST Strobe tuner....good?
>
>
> > I may have the opportunity to purchase one of these at a pretty good
> > deal.  The thing is, I'm a beginning tuning student.  Do you think it
> > would be worthwhile for me to get something like this to use as I
> > learn and so that I can hopefully eventually start using it for
> > jobs?  Also, what types of tuners are good in general?  Is this a
> > respected model?  Thanks!
> >
> >    james gammon
>
>