This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hello Hubert, Maybe using machines instead of human aptitudes to make something is = something people in France are not used to. The customers can be very reluctant to this, but also a lot of techs, = who really don't consider these devices as a second pair of ears, or as = an aid to make their job. I believe too that customers education is really important in this = field, but I think that when they see the tuner using an ETD, they are a = kind of disappointed, because in their minds, piano tuners are making = something magic with their ears, and they truly believe that very few = people are able to tune pianos. So this exactly deals with customer education. I consider the old ETD's I've shown in my post to be good enough to tune = 3 or 4 times the pianos that have just been restrung. In France, I have learned to make "pickings"(with action removed) to = raise the pitch of the restrung pianos very quickly with the help of the = ETD, and then, when the piano holds the A440 pitch quite well, we tune = it with the action. For this purpose, I think the oldies can make their job. But of course, it is a totally different thing when fine-tuning a piano = with one of these oldies. About the steps needed to operate an ETD, the Verituner seems to be the = best ETD as it looks like a "ready to use" ETD (like a plug-n-play = device on a computer), on the contrary to Tunelab which requires some = Inharmonicity measurements when we encounter any new stringing scale. I don't know RCT at all, because there is no trial version available. I = 've just seen how it looks visually, but it is a bad thing that we = cannot test it for free before buying it. Does anyone has a visual of the Sat III? I don't know how it looks like, = which room is required in the toolbox for this device, etc... For me, the advantage of the Tunelab program is in the compatibility = with the pocket pc system ! The pocket pc becomes an ETD, calendar, appointment reminder, and a way = to create a customer file, with the phone numbers, etc... that's what I = like in this system. And finally, the pocket pc is so small compared to the Verituner or the = Yamaha PT100 for example. But according to Andre, the Verituner is (quote) "100% better than any = other device". I answered him it is 100% more expensive than any other device, or not = so far to it ! so for the moment, Tunelab will be great for me. I hope = it will help me to improve my aural skills. Quentin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e6/e6/db/54/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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