---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Maybe I should have put it this way: What advantage does the Accu-fork have over less expensive tone generators (i.e. inexpensive metronnomes)? Has anyone proved that the accufork is more reliable and/or accurate? John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote: Besides that, it is a tax write off, so in a way, we shouldn't give price, such a consideration, for a quality tool. Then again, starting out, price does have more weight. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Snelson To: Pianotech Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: Accufork vs. metronome 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. Richard Snelson rsnelson0984@mchsi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Ryan Sowers To: pianotech@ptg.org 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. 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! Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/23/18/41/79/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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