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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">As to backup ... I now carry my trusty iPAQ pocket PC and also have TL on my cell phone plus spare batteries plus can tune aurally if all else fails. Also carry extra tuning hammer, forks, etc., in the truck for when I leave my primary bag at home--which I haven't done since I started transporting the spare tools. One learns .... painfully ....<br/><br/>Alan Barnard<br/>Salem, MO<br/><br/></span></font></p>
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<hr/>Original message<br/>From: "Dean May"
<deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> </deanmay@pianorebuilders.com><br/>To: "Pianotech List"
<pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org><br/>Received: 11/30/2007 6:29:47 AM<br/>Subject: RE: RCT vs Tune Lab<br/><br/>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#000080" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">But my butterfingers would drop the SAT, too. Then how much money would I be out? ;-) The only thing I’m blaming RCT on is their copy protection and their upgrade charges. Otherwise I liked the program. I take full responsibility for my own clumsiness. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" color="#000080" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: navy; font-family: Arial">Since I’ve found replacement screens on Ebay for $50 and I do this about every 2 years that comes out to an ongoing expense of $25 per annum. I can live with that. What I can’t live with is the pressure of no backup, not since I’ve started turning out these beautiful well-tempered tunings. And I don’t know how to do that by ear yet. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoAutoSig"><b><font face="Bradley Hand ITC" color="#000080" size="6"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 22pt; color: navy; font-family: ">Dean</span></font></b><font color="#000080"><span style="color: navy"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoAutoSig" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy">Dean May cell 812.239.3359 </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoAutoSig" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy">Terre Haute</span></font><font color="#000080"><span style="color: navy"> IN 47802</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style="font-weight: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>David Ilvedson<br/><b><span style="font-weight: bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 30, 2007 1:25 AM<br/><b><span style="font-weight: bold">To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br/><b><span style="font-weight: bold">Subject:</span></b> RE: RCT vs Tune Lab</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Let's see...many broken screens...blame it on RCT...AHHHH...TuneLab and another Pocket PC. But with butterfingers Dean, that will mean more broken screens...might really be time to get a SAT III...;-] Of course if you don't even go to that church you can laugh it all off.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><br/>David Ilvedson, RPT<br/>Pacifica, CA 94044</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Original message<br/>From: "Dean May"
<deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> </deanmay@pianorebuilders.com> <br/>To: "Pianotech List"
<pianotech@ptg.org> </pianotech@ptg.org> <br/>Received: 11/29/2007 8:07:51 PM<br/>Subject: RCT vs Tune Lab</span></font>
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