<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think we all like the system we = started with.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I started with Dr. Al's rotating = lights, and I got used to them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have progressed from the S.O.T., to = the SAT, through the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>different upgrades. I now have a SAT lll.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I like it because it is user friendly, = compact, battery life is great and</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>no one would think of stealing it, if = left unattended. I really like the automatic</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>note advance feature. It is compact = enough to place anywhere on the piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is also a great learning tool, if = you want to test your own tunings against</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>an FAC one. It will compare and give = you the results.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The FAC gave me an 95%+ on the tuning = exam with ETD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only downside, with all ETD's is, = that you should learn aurally first,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>because if you don't, you may never. = Just ask me, I keep on meaning</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to pass the aural part of the = exam, but I just never get around to practising</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>enough.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Windsor, Nova Scotia, = Canada.</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=dgarman@granbury.com = href="mailto:dgarman@granbury.com">Doug Garman</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> Friday, August 18, 2000 = 10:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Which ETD?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK folks.  I'm considering = purchasing my first ETD.  Simple question -- which one should I get and = why?  I'll stand way back from the screen and wait for your responses.  :o)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doug Garman, Associate</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ft. Worth Chapter</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>