[pianotech] aural vs edt

Mon Apr 6 12:45:09 PDT 2009

I can hear it now.  "Up, (it goes down instead) so you say up up UP I said
UP YOU DUMB SOB!  As the customer is standing behind you thinking, hmmmm,
straight jacket time? lol  

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 2:48 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] aural vs edt

Yeah, that's what the customer wants to see/hear...the crazy tuner mumbling
"up, down, up, up, down"....  '-]

David Ilvedson, RPT <mailto:phil at artistpianocare.ca> 
Pacifica, CA 94044

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Original message
From: "Dean May"  
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/6/2009 7:36:25 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] aural vs edt

You don't need to put demo versions of Tune Lab on your back up Pocket PC's.
This was a huge factor in my deciding to leave RCT and go with Tune Lab. If
you have the same owner name on your back up unit, then your activation code
will work on it as well, giving you a full version on your backup. 

That was what drove me to Tune Lab. But after using it for a couple of years
now I absolutely love it. It gives you 3 readouts, the sliding scale, the
graphical scale and a digital number indicating cents deviation. The
graphical scale is what really sets it apart from RCT. It is wonderful for
an aide in setting noisy unisons in the upper treble. And for pitch raises
over 30 cents, mutes are optional. You can actually see the progress of
individual strings of the unison on the graphical scale. 

The only thing missing is voice commands. It would be really cool to be able
to speak, "up, down," to control the note switching on major pitch raises. 

Dean 

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute   IN  47802

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of phil at emvkeys.ca
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 7:42 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] aural vs edt 

Regarding possible failure, a back-up device was one of my first concerns
when choosing to employ my retired Pocket PC as a dedicated ETD, so I bought
2 extra of my model on eBay for about $70 each. that's less than even one
extra quality hammer - I use TuneLab so I put the demo version on the backup
as a just-in-case.

To date, I haven't needed to use the backup unit. There's a lot of
affordable Pocket PC options on eBay - I carry extra charged-up batteries
acquired via eBay. So far I've needed to change batteries on a couple of
occasions, but I typically get 3 tunings per charge. Checking my Pocket PCs
and keeping the batteries charged is part of my weekly routine.

I personally know of 2 people who, trusting their SATIII battery longevity,
got stuck with a dead battery, having left their power supplies at home

Whatever ETD or tuning method is employed, I believe that having a plan in
the event of tool failure is an important part of any professional business
strategy.

Obviously, maintaining refined aural-only skills is the best strategy in the
event of ETD failure

Phil

William Monroe wrote: 

True Ron,

But to be honest, most if not all of us have a back-up lever/tip/etc.

How many ETD users have more than one device?  I'd guess few.  I agree there
are solutions for ETD users (myself included - I only have one) but for most
folks, if the unit fails, they have no back-up, unless they are competent
aurally as well.

  Artist Piano Care
E X C E L L E N C E ~ F I N E LY  T U N E D 

web: www.artistpianocare.ca <http://www.artistpianocare.ca/> 
    tel: 416-907-3562
    cel: 905-626-3727
   phil at artistpianocare.ca

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