[pianotech] Netbooks and tuning software

[Jim Henson]

Action came out, won't go back in. Weber Grand. Front of bass end of pin
block delaminating. Suggestions?

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 3:08 PM, William Truitt <surfdog at metrocast.net>wrote:

>  Hello List:
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> I want to find out if anyone out there is using a netbook with any of the
> tuning programs.  I’m not concerned that the various tuning programs will
> run on a netbook, I expect that they would  - with the caveat that it would
> have to be an Windows XP netbook as opposed to the new Windows 7 stuff
> (there are still Windows XP netbooks available online).
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> I want to use a netbook to run tuning software, but I am considering a
> netbook for other reasons also, as opposed to a Smartphone or PDA.  One
> other good reason for on the road is that I could have my database with
> directions, notes, and perhaps even scheduling software right there, and I
> can enter mileage into a spreadsheet.  There seem to be some advantages
> here.
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> Also, I use Excel spreadsheets (too many of them, it sometimes seems) as
> part of my teardown process for rebuilding in the shop.  It has been my
> practice to take extensive measurements from the piano, enter them onto an
> empty paper printout sheet for my teardown spreadsheet, and then enter them
> manually into the spreadsheet on the computer.  Since I am doing such things
> as key weighting, recording speaking lengths, waste lengths, etc. etc. etc.
> for string and soundboard scaling, this is a lot of measuring and a lot of
> time.  This double entry process is prone to error also.  What I would like
> to do is get a copy of Dragon Speaks Naturally, a headset microphone, and a
> netbook.  This way, I could speak and enter the data into the appropriate
> spreadsheet cell and you’re there.  (Not my idea, credit goes to Jude
> Reveley).
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> These are the reasons I am considering a Netbook.  The question I have
> regarding tuning software is if some of you still find it a bit too big and
> still unwieldly.
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> Thanks for your comments.
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> Will Truitt
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