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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Hubert,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe using machines instead of human =
aptitudes to
make something is something people in France are not used =
to.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The customers can be very reluctant to =
this, but
also a lot of techs, who really don't consider these devices as a second =
pair of
ears, or as an aid to make their job.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe too that customers education =
is really
important in this field, but I think that when they see the tuner using =
an ETD,
they are a kind of disappointed, because in their minds, piano tuners =
are making
something magic with their ears, and they truly believe that very few =
people are
able to tune pianos.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So this exactly deals with customer
education.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I consider the old ETD's I've shown in =
my post to
be good enough to tune 3 or 4 times the pianos that have just been
restrung.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In France, I have learned to make =
"pickings"(with
action removed) to raise the pitch of the restrung pianos very =
quickly with
the help of the ETD, and then, when the piano holds the A440 pitch quite =
well,
we tune it with the action.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For this purpose, I think the oldies =
can make their
job.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But of course, it is a totally =
different thing when
fine-tuning a piano with one of these oldies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>About the steps needed to operate an =
ETD, the
Verituner seems to be the best ETD as it looks like a "ready to use" ETD =
(like a
plug-n-play device on a computer), on the contrary to Tunelab which =
requires
some Inharmonicity measurements when we encounter any new stringing
scale.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know RCT at all, because there =
is no trial
version available. I 've just seen how it looks visually, but it is a =
bad thing
that we cannot test it for free before buying it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone has a visual of the Sat =
III? I don't
know how it looks like, which room is required in the toolbox for this =
device,
etc...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For me, the advantage of the Tunelab =
program is in
the compatibility with the pocket pc system !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The pocket pc becomes an ETD, calendar, =
appointment
reminder, and a way to create a customer file, with the phone numbers, =
etc...
that's what I like in this system.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And finally, the pocket pc is so small =
compared to
the Verituner or the Yamaha PT100 for example.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But according to Andre, the Verituner =
is (quote)
"100% better than any other device".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I answered him it is 100% more =
expensive than any
other device, or not so far to it ! so for the moment, Tunelab will be =
great for
me. I hope it will help me to improve my aural skills.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV>
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