<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5296.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Marshall,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The SAT lll, is $1250, and if you have a = problem with the red colour of the flashing display, I believe other colours may = be available.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It is a nice compact unit, that doesn't = depend on a PC, and the battery power lasts a long time.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotune05@comcast.net href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 06, 2006 = 9:11 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tuning = environment</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know I'm not going = out and buying and ETD right away, but I was wondering what size font the = print is. ie. 10 12 etc.  Since I use the city bus system, the smaller ones = woule be a better match for me ,but depending on the print.  I can see = the red light on the spinner pretty well. Are they pretty much the same in = price, tune lab, verituner etc.  I know the Acutuner III is in the = neighborhood of 1700$ </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> <BR><BR>> At 12:36 PM 2/6/2006 +0100, = you wrote: <BR>> > >...ETD that I can get a close look at. I = want to see how bug the numbers <BR>> >are whether I can read them or = not. I'd like to get one just so I can <BR>> >raise pitch before tuning = by ear.< <BR>> > <BR>> >Hi Marshall, <BR>> > = <BR>> >Maybe someone there still uses the laptop version of RCT. I = think that as <BR>> >the screen is pretty big, it wont be too difficult = for you to see the <BR>> >spinner, and you can put it in different = colours which may help. It's <BR>> >awesome for pitch raises. <BR>> = <BR>> <BR>> Guilty as charged... <BR>> <BR>> I have RCT = on a new 14.5" screen Toshiba. (i.e. large print edition... ;-} <BR>> ) = Note: that's larger tha! n my home TV screen. If I ever buy a DVD, I'll = <BR>> watch it on my laptop. 8-}}} <BR>> <BR>> No internal mike, so = I need to plug one in, but I still can set the 'puter <BR>> up to 8' = away on a convenient table, chair, other piano or even the floor <BR>> and = see quite well. For grands, I usually set it up on the short sticked = lid. <BR>> <BR>> I have different colo(u)rs for the spinner for = fine tune and pitch raise, <BR>> and some available hues are _really_ easy = to see. I've also cut down the <BR>> propellor blade to 30° so that the = "blush" is really dramatic/easily seen. <BR>> <BR>> my 2¢. <BR>> = <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Conrad Hoffsommer <BR>> <BR>> Chi = si ferma è perduto. <BR>> <BR>> = _______________________________________________ <BR>> Pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>