<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes I have tunelab trial.  I = haven't used it to tune a piano yet. Just fooled around with it.  Don't tune much = you know.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At my suggestion, Robert Scott included = in the latest download a feature that measures sustain.  I haven't yet = fully evaluated</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this feature, but since the mike = channel on the ipac has agc or avc, I can't see that it would be accurate enough to = evaluate the improvement of, say springs under the soundboard.  It may be of = value to generally evaluate sustain in various positions of the keyboard, however.  I would like to see an absolute measurement of sustain = that I could use to track what I try to do to improve the sustain of the = so called killer octave.  Oh, well, keeps my braincells from colliding.  = So many questions, so few answers.  Damm!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa = Clara, California<BR><A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Sunday, July 07, 2002 = 12:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 1st tuning = w/Pocket RCT</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>Hi Carl,</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Thanks for info...I take it you got RCT or Tunelab = on your ipac?...</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Carl Meyer = <<A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A>><BR>To: = <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received: = Sun, 7 Jul 2002 11:17:38 -0700<BR>Subject: Re: 1st tuning w/Pocket = RCT</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>David, my AC/adapter = weighs in at just under 120 grams.  I have a 3765 ipac that I still haven't = used much.  A friend bought a charger for his for about 30 dollars if = I remember right.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being cheap, I went to a surplus = store and found one for $7.95.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The charger that comes with the unit = puts out 5 volts at up to 2 amps.  The one I found puts out 5 volts at 1.6 amps.  That's enough.  It might take longer to fully charge = if the batt was really low.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It can plug into anything from 100 = volts to 240 volts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You need to make sure the plug is the = right polarity.  The one I found is  Backpack bantam model AUA-05-1600.  I'm going to keep my eyes open for any more I can find.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa = Clara, California<BR><A = href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Sunday, July 07, 2002 = 10:17 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: 1st tuning = w/Pocket RCT</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left>Sounds to me like the extra stuff you carry would = take up the space of a conventional ETD...those AC/adapters are not = light...</DIV> <DIV align=left>I love the idea of all my records and ETD on one device...I'm going to wait bit though</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=920055713-07072002><FONT = color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=920055713-07072002><FONT = color=#0000ff size=2>----- Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Marcel Carey = <<A = href="mailto:mcpiano@globetrotter.net">mcpiano@globetrotter.net</A>>= <BR>To: <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received: = Sun, 07 Jul 2002 10:00:59 -0400<BR>Subject: RE: 1st tuning w/Pocket RCT</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=920055713-07072002><FONT = color=#0000ff size=2><BR>The most important thing to remember when it comes to = battery, is take the time to turn the backlight OFF whenever possible. I tune up = to 5 pianos with this setting. I carry an extra charger/AC adapter and a = 6' extension cord in my tuning kit at all times and I also bought the = car lighter adapter. So far, I've never been caught out of juice with = the iPaq. For me, the light weight and size alone makes it the ETD of choice.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=920055713-07072002><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=920055713-07072002><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Marcel Carey, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=920055713-07072002><FONT color=#0000ff = size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Piannaman@AOL.COM<BR><B>Sent:</B> 2002-juillet-07 = 09:24<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: 1st tuning w/Pocket RCT<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=2>In a message dated 7/6/02 4:53:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, beckingt@mb.sympatico.ca writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Can you use the iPac while the charger is plugged in = or do you have to <BR>disconnect the charger prior to use? = <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Yes, you can. =  I do it all the time.  Sometimes it's hard to find a convenient = outlet for the charger, but not usually. <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>