<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <title>Message</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> That in mind, I’d like to = give it another try before giving up on it. J</fon= t>       -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of tune4u@earthlink.net Sent: Sunday, March 30, = 2003 10:49 PM To: Dave Foster; = Pianotech Subject: RE: Pocket = PC   <div> One = of the things Tunelab impressed me with was their willingness to let you try it = before you buy it. I heartily recommend you do just that. RCT seems to not have = such a program, don't know why. </div> <div>   </div> <div> I = looooooooove the spectrum graph on the Tunelab--really makes those top-octave unisons = easy (well, easier). Does RCT have that function? I dunno. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Anyway, I was so blown away by the Tunelab that I couldn't and still can't see why RCT = would be worth so much more. People talk about intuitive usage and such; maybe = that's so, but I think the Tunelab documentation is pretty darned good and the = use of the device is just a breeze. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Hope I don't sound like I just bought stock in the company: It just seems a fine = product, to me, for me, at a better price. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Alan Barnard </div> <div> Salem, MO </div> <blockquote = style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> -----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Dave Foster Sent: Sunday, March 30, = 2003 11:12 PM To: 'Pianotech' Subject: Re: Pocket = PC <div> Well, the PDA of choice is = still being researched extensively by myself.  I've done alot of = comparison shopping of PDA's and I'm still looking.  But that's really isn't = the issue.  So far, I've heard a lot about RCT and Tunelab.  Many = more poeple seem to prefer RCT, though.  I can only imagine that it is = going to be a slightly better program then TuneLab because of it's userablity, functionality, and price.  But is the price difference REALLY worth it?  If I'm able to get a good, stable pitch-raise from TuneLab = that is pretty much indifferent from RCT's pitch-raise then why spend the extra money.  I've been tuning about 4 years and I've established a = pretty good aural routine that I like.  I really just want the ETD to help with pitch-raises and hard-to-hear tonality.  I'm not really looking to = change my way of tuning, at least not yet.  So, again, is the extra money = for RCT really worth it? </div> <div>   </div> <div> Dave = Foster </div> <div>   </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'= > <div> ----- Original Message = ----- </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From:</span= > <a href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net" = title="jgrassi@silverlink.net">Jeannie Grassi</a> </div> <div> To:<= /font> <a href="mailto:foster29@earthlink.net" = title="foster29@earthlink.net">'Dave Foster'</a> ; <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" = title="pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</a> </div> <div> Sent:</span= > Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:01 PM </div> <div> Subject:</s= pan> RE: Pocket PC </div> <div>   </div> <div> Dave, </div> <div> In my opinion there is no comparison.  RCT is by far the way to go!  You won't regret = it.  Dell is offering really great deals on their PDAs right now.  I = don't know how long they will have such good prices. </div> <div>   </div> <div> jeannie </div> <div>   </div> <div> Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal <a = href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</a> = </div> <blockquote = style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dave Foster Sent: Thursday, March 27, = 2003 6:50 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Pocket = PC <div> List, hopefully this summer = I will upgrading (in my opinion ungrading) to a Pocket PC ETD.  I have = some experience with TuneLab, and absolutly no knowledge of the Reyburn Cybertuner.  I'm sure this has been a subject of many discussions, = and I apologize for the repetition of this topic, but what are some of the advantages/disadvantages of one or the other?  I would like to find = out some of your opinions of these programs and what might your = recommendations be. </div> <div> I will be testing and = playing around with these programs in the upcoming MARC in Pittsburgh, and I would like = to know a bit more about them so that I don't look at them = unknowingly. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Dave = Foster </div> <div>   </div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>