Hale Sight-O-Tuner

[Avery]

Jim,

Not intentional, believe me. I sat it, in its case, on top of my car 
while I put other things into the trunk. It had rained and I was in 
the "boonies", so I was trying to avoid water puddles, mud, etc. 
while getting into the car and just simply overlooked it because I 
was looking down at the ground. After getting onto the road and 
accelerating, I heard a bump and looked into the rear view mirror and 
saw it bouncing down the road. It actually worked for quite a while 
after that (sometimes having to give it a little bump) but it finally 
gave up the ghost. It might be repairable but I don't know for sure.

I then continued tuning aurally, as I had for years, until I got here 
and ending up buying an SAT III.

Avery

At 05:36 PM 4/17/2006, you wrote:
>Liz Baker, here,  once had her SAT fall out of the back of her 
>pickup truck while going down the hiway.  Can not figure out why 
>anyone would carry something that valuable loose in the bed of a truck
>Jim
>James Grebe   Piano Tuning & Repair   Member of M.P.T.
>R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years.   "Member of the Year" in 1989
>   Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, Writing 
> Instruments
>(314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO 63010
>Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
>pianoman at accessus.net
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery" <avery1 at houston.rr.com>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 5:27 PM
>Subject: Re: Hale Sight-O-Tuner
>
>
>>James,
>>
>>It hasn't worked in many years. It fell off the top of my car while 
>>going down the road. Don't ask! :-)
>>
>>At 05:07 PM 4/17/2006, you wrote:
>>>I beg to disagree.  I used to have two of them before the 
>>>SAT's.  I found them extremely valuable in doing tunings as well 
>>>as just measuring comparisons.
>>
>>I did too, at the time. It was the first ETD I found that I could 
>>usually "live with". But now.......??????????
>>
>>Avery
>>
>>>They are also very good for pipe organ tuning.
>>
>>Never done that. Don't want to. Besides, I'm too big to try and 
>>crawl around in those chambers! :-D
>>
>>>How little will you take for one?
>>
>>I'd be reluctant to take "anything" for it. I have an SAT III, so 
>>I'm not going to "get it fixed".
>>
>>Avery Todd
>>
>>>James Grebe   Piano Tuning & Repair   Member of M.P.T.
>>>R.P.T. of the P.T.G. for over 30 years.   "Member of the Year" in 1989
>>>   Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, Piano Benches, 
>>> Writing Instruments
>>>(314) 845-8282   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO 63010
>>>Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
>>>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
>>>pianoman at accessus.net
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery" <avery1 at houston.rr.com>
>>>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:49 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Hale Sight-O-Tuner
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bill,
>>>>
>>>>I have one of those also. But with what's available nowadays 
>>>>(except for cost), I can't
>>>>imagine why anyone would want to buy it! JMO. :-)
>>>>
>>>>Avery Todd
>>>>University of Houston.
>>>>
>>>>At 07:09 AM 4/17/2006, you wrote:
>>>>>Techs,  I have a friend who wants to sell his Hale S-O-T.  If 
>>>>>you are interested he can be reached:
>>>>>Eb Campbell
>>>>>1707 St Clair Dr
>>>>>Pekin, IL 61554
>>>>>309-346-7769
>>>>>ebencampbell at insightbb.com
>>>>>
>>>>>Bill Schlipf
>>>>>Bloomington, IL
>>