<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Quentin,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The tunelab is far ahead if the devices = that you show.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>While they are great for tuning guitars = and band instruments, They are difficult to use when tuning the correct stretch = for a temperment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The top four here are, Verituner, Tune = Lab, SAT lll, and Cyber Tuner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have listed them in reverse = alphabetical order with no intention of indicating my preference. All can be used to give = the user fantastic results when used with the ear. Some are a little more user friendly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That is to say less thinking or steps = to remember, are needed to opperate them.</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= V> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr href="mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr">Quentin Codevelle</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 13, 2005 = 10:02 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Our good old = ETD's</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know that many techs in the US tune = with the help of an ETD, and I 've found several old ETD's in our workshop, I = wonder if you have ever tried them before buying your actual ETD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two out of three machines are still working.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Look at the pictures...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BTW which ETD do you use every day? = Did you ever have some bad comments coming from the customers when they saw you = were tuning with an ETD instead of aural?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In France, many people are reluctant = to ETD's, and it is difficult for many techs and even to the clients to = change their minds about it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I personally use the trial version of = Tunelab pocket since a month, it is great for checking my temperament and = checking the precision of the octaves.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've not tuned any piano only with = the ETD, I've only checked my work with it for the moment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have a good evening.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech = list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HT= ML>