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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can't imagine anyone who claims to be =
able to
crack the unison Vergil Smith style wanting or needing to use an
ETD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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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> Monday, February 06, 2006 =
8:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: tuning =
environment</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Marshall,<BR><BR>How visually impaired are =
you? If
you can see the red spinner fairly well, the Accutuner might be the =
way to
go...but there are numbers involved in setting it up. Their size =
is
about like <FONT size=6> 8.4 8.7</FONT><FONT
size=7> </FONT><FONT size=6>9.3<BR><BR></FONT>David =
Ilvedson,
RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: <A
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href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</A><BR>To=
:
"Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 2/6/2006 5:11:20
AM<BR>Subject: Re: tuning environment<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know =
I'm not going
out and buying and ETD right away, but I was wondering what size font =
the
print is. ie. 10 12 etc. Since I use the city bus system, the =
smaller
ones woule be a better match for me ,but depending on the print. =
I can
see the red light on the spinner pretty well. Are they pretty much the =
same in
price, tune lab, verituner etc. I know the Acutuner III is in =
the
neighborhood of 1700$ </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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Original message -------------- <BR>From: Conrad Hoffsommer
<hoffsoco@luther.edu> <BR><BR>> At 12:36 PM 2/6/2006 +0100, =
you
wrote: <BR>> > >...ETD that I can get a close look at. I =
want to
see how bug the numbers <BR>> >are whether I can read them or =
not. I'd
like to get one just so I can <BR>> >raise pitch before tuning =
by
ear.< <BR>> > <BR>> >Hi Marshall, <BR>> > =
<BR>>
>Maybe someone there still uses the laptop version of RCT. I =
think that
as <BR>> >the screen is pretty big, it wont be too difficult =
for you
to see the <BR>> >spinner, and you can put it in different =
colours
which may help. It's <BR>> >awesome for pitch raises. <BR>> =
<BR>> <BR>> Guilty as charged... <BR>> <BR>> I have RCT =
on a new
14.5" screen Toshiba. (i.e. large print edition... ;-} <BR>> ) =
Note:
that's larger tha! n my home TV screen. If I ever buy a DVD, I'll =
<BR>>
watch it on my laptop. 8-}}} <BR>> <BR>> No internal mike, so =
I need
to plug one in, but I still can set the 'puter <BR>> up to 8' =
away on a
convenient table, chair, other piano or even the floor <BR>> and =
see
quite well. For grands, I usually set it up on the short sticked =
lid.
<BR>> <BR>> I have different colo(u)rs for the spinner for =
fine tune
and pitch raise, <BR>> and some available hues are _really_ easy =
to see.
I've also cut down the <BR>> propellor blade to 30° so that the =
"blush"
is really dramatic/easily seen. <BR>> <BR>> my 2¢. <BR>> =
<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Conrad Hoffsommer <BR>> <BR>> Chi =
si ferma
è perduto. <BR>> <BR>> =
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