<!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've been tuning pianos aurally for = about 2 years now, on a part-time basis (I am a full-time band director).  I have = been considering purchasing an electronic tuner, but am not sure if it's = worth the investment.  What I'm wondering is:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#1 Can I expect to cut down the time to = tune a piano significantly?  It takes me about 2 -2.5 hours currently.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#2 I'm seeking advice/opinions on the = merits (or demerits) of Tunelab Pro and the Reyburn Cybertuner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>#3 In the messages I've read here, = there has been no mention of the Peterson strobes with the stretch scales.  Is = there a particular advantage the software programs have over the strobetuners?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your input!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>