<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have not used a Peterson tuner. However, I = have a rough understanding of their characteristics. IMHO, I would compare the = Peterson to perhaps a paper airplane and the Verituner to a Bombardier Learjet = 45. I was thinking maybe of comparing the Peterson to a Piper Cub, but I = don't think that would be fair, because the Cub and the Learjet do the same = thing, only one of them does it faster. The Peterson does not do the same thing = as the Verituner, so I think the paper airplane analogy works = better.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have been thrilled with my Verituner for two = years now. I had formerly used several AccuTuners for years.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Keep in mind though, that even though the = Learjet is a very fast, etc. "top performance" jet, some folks might prefer a biplane = for doing stunts, or maybe a sailplane for that type of thrill, etc., etc. = Just because the Verituner may arguably be the most technologically advanced electronic tuning device, other machines like the Sanderson AccuTuner, = and computer programs like CyberTuner and TuneLab have great utility and = their virtues are extolled by their respective owners. Among these four, it is = a preference thing. But all these four systems are in a different class = than the Peterson.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Please, anyone out there, correct me if I am wrong.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</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=bfd.dsl@pacific.net.au = href="mailto:bfd.dsl@pacific.net.au">Barry</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Piano List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 06, 2004 = 11:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> veritune</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi everyone.. I have been trawling the archives on information on = Veritune.  Most of the entries are from a few years ago when the prototype was first displayed and vary between scepticism, wait and = see,  and cries of "hoax!"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have anyone been using it consistently and what are your current thoughts?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'd be interested also in your comparisons to other ETDs = particularly the Peterson 490ST</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV>Barry</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>