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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The recent postings about the Verituner =
100 got me
very curious about if the product was as good as the hype in the ads.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SSSSoooooo I ordered one and today =
tried it out on
one of my worst pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A Kimball spinet that I tune 4 times a =
year and am
never really totally satisfied with the results.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While I am still not totally pleased =
with the sound
of the low bass and perhaps never will be LOL, the top seven octaves =
sound
marvelous.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano was overall 15 cents =
sharp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I first tuned all A's , A0 through =
A7</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuned the wound strings and then went =
back and
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>tuned the bass starting on A0 and by =
1/2 step
went to the top</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Along the way made several checks back =
over the
previous notes tuned and the auto note switch went to the octave and =
note being
played.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A positive fuction for me was the cents =
readout in
the upper left corner that gives constant readout of the sharpness or =
flatness
of the note being tuned. using this enabled me to tune above or below =
the pitch
as the piano warrented.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Drawbacks:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The auto advance is slightly slower =
than the SATlll
but not a problem when tuning as it is there when you need to =
look.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The size is almost twice that of my =
SATlll so it
would require making other arrangements for transport of the =
tuner.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Battery life about one to two days =
before recharge
as opposed to two to three weeks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While very sturdily built I think it =
would not
bounce as high as my other unit without damage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As the instruction manual said, the =
auto advance
does not always work in the very low bass and the top 4 or 5 notes =
depending on
false beats for sure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But WOW very high =
quality tuning
device. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Just out of the box and no real =
insight to
what all this puppy can do., but knowing this tool is what may let me do =
a
better job tuning and perhaps voicing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>More demanding for me to stop the cross =
hairs that
show sharp or flat/</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FO=
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