<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3>Hello Dale. I use the Verituner and previously used = an SAT 3. Yes the Verituner is larger than the SAT 3 - about the same footprint as = the SAT 2 if my memory serves me correctly - a bit heavier though. While smaller = is always an advantage, I do not find the size of the VT to ever be a = problem. Like the Steinway tech told me about the dinging noise in my new Steinway - = "you just get used to it".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I have never had any trouble easily seeing the = display on the VT. You can get a reflection sometimes if you are sitting opposite a = bright window, but you just angle the VT a little and the problem goes away. I = find it to be no trouble.<BR><BR>IMHO, if you like listening to your octaves and = manually setting your stretch in the various areas of the scale each = time you tune a piano - the little powerhouse SAT 3 is hard to beat - it is so = simple and a pure pleasure to use. If you like to just shift into autopilot (but of = course, still have complete control over stretch settings, etc.) and produce = fantabulous tuning time after time on any piano, go with the VT. And of course the = VT has all sort of other bells and whistles.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I was in love with my SAT 3, but I'm also in love = with my VT and I feel like we are still on the honeymoon after almost two years now!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</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> Tuesday, November 04, = 2003 10:39 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wanted Acu-tuner = -3</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>        <FONT size=3><STRONG> List</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><FONT size=3><STRONG> Having just sold my acutuner 2 for , yes = $599.00, I'm looking at finding out if it's worth buying a used Sat-3 or or just = getting a new one. I willl test drive the verituner but I'm not keen on the size = & I've heard the display is difficult to = read..</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>    Dale Erwin</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>