One of the reasons I bought the IV is because the III was giving me some problems, like shorter battery life, weak display, and inaccurate information (the tunings just weren't good enough). Plus the case had taken a beating because I had the thing for over 10 years. So I asked Paul if he would take my III and my wife's II, which she no longer uses, in trade, and he said yes. It would have been cheaper to get my III fixed and re-calibrated, including shipping, but I figured, hey, what the heck, let's get the new model. One of the main reason I wanted it was the extended memory. But so far I haven't learned how to use it. If you read my earlier post on this subject, I plan to take my lap top and IV to the convention this summer, and get a hands on, one on one session with Paul. What I do like better about the IV is the lit up display and the fact that the pre-programmed pages include the name and model of the pianos. What I am a little disappointed with is the low battery notification. On the III, when the low bat sign would come on, I had about 2 hours left, which allowed me to finish the tuning I was on, and even do a second tuning. But with the IV, I get about 10 minutes, and it shuts off. Wim -----Original Message----- From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Survey Have you found it to be a significant improvement over the III? David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of wimblees at aol.com Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 5:48 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Survey I am using the IV, but not the extended memory. Wim -----Original Message----- From: James Grebe <jamesgrebe at charter.net> To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Mon, Dec 28, 2009 3:04 pm Subject: [pianotech] Survey Since no one wrote back about accessing the programming in extended memory in the SAT IV. Who else is using the SAT IV on this list? James Grebe Est. 1962 Piano Tuner-Technician Creator of Custom Caster Cups Creator of fine Writing Instruments www.grebepiano.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 (314) 608-4137 Become what you believe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091228/d000e218/attachment.htm>
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