<DIV>Maybe I should have put it this way:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What <STRONG><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">advantage</FONT></STRONG> does the Accu-fork have over less expensive tone generators (i.e. inexpensive metronnomes)? <STRONG>Has anyone proved that the accufork is more reliable and/or accurate?<BR><BR><I>John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca></I></STRONG> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Besides that, it is a tax write off, so in a way, we shouldn't give price, such a consideration, for a quality tool.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Then again, starting out, price does have more weight.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</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=rsnelson0984@mchsi.com href="mailto:rsnelson0984@mchsi.com">Richard Snelson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 23, 2004 2:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Accufork vs. metronome</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Don't think it at all over priced. DVD's/watches are manufactured in the thousands! When you make an electronic device for a small specific group of people the cost for the boards and parts in small quantities is much higher. </DIV> <DIV>Richard Snelson<BR><A href="mailto:rsnelson0984@mchsi.com">rsnelson0984@mchsi.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=pianorye@yahoo.com href="mailto:pianorye@yahoo.com">Ryan Sowers</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 23, 2004 12:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Accufork vs. metronome</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#4a234a>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#4a234a></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#4a234a>I've contemplated buying an Accu-fork a few times but I just couldn't see spending $100 on an electronic pitch generator. Maybe 25 years ago the price could've been justified because the prices of electronics were so expensive (I remember the first digital watch I saw: It gave time and date and sold for $100. They sell similar watches now in $1 stores!) But now you can buy a dvd/vcr player for $100, palm computers for $100, etc. <STRONG>The Accu-fork seems way overpriced!</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#4a234a></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#4a234a>Also I notice that most electronic metronomes have a tone generator that will produce A440. Mine produces A440-A445. I paid $16 for it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#4a234a></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#4a234a>Has anybody compared the accuracy of the Accu-fork vs. a typical electronic metronome's A440 tone? Has anybody checked the accuracy of these devices with full charge batteries and then with low batteries? Does temperature make a significant difference? Inquiring minds want to know!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#4a234a></FONT></STRONG> </DIV><BR><BR>Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter<BR>Pianova Piano Service<BR>Olympia, WA <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/50x/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/efficiency.html">Yahoo! Mail</A> - 50x more storage than other providers!</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter<br>Pianova Piano Service<br>Olympia, WA<p>__________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com