This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Don't think it at all over priced. DVD's/watches are manufactured in the = thousands! When you make an electronic device for a small specific group = of people the cost for the boards and parts in small quantities is much = higher.=20 Richard Snelson rsnelson0984@mchsi.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ryan Sowers=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 12:03 PM Subject: Accufork vs. metronome List, I've contemplated buying an Accu-fork a few times but I just couldn't = see spending $100 on an electronic pitch generator. Maybe 25 years ago = the price could've been justified because the prices of electronics were = so expensive (I remember the first digital watch I saw: It gave time and = date and sold for $100. They sell similar watches now in $1 stores!) But = now you can buy a dvd/vcr player for $100, palm computers for $100, etc. = The Accu-fork seems way overpriced! Also I notice that most electronic metronomes have a tone generator = that will produce A440. Mine produces A440-A445. I paid $16 for it.=20 Has anybody compared the accuracy of the Accu-fork vs. a typical = electronic metronome's A440 tone? Has anybody checked the accuracy of = these devices with full charge batteries and then with low batteries? = Does temperature make a significant difference? Inquiring minds want to = know! Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d7/36/45/ae/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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