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size=2>I'm
sorry Marshall but I really don't understand the first part of your =
question.
Could you rephrase it please. As for prices, you can get used laptop =
real cheap.
With your impairment, I'm not sure if pocket PC would be a good
choice.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Marcel</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>De la =
part
de</B> pianotune05<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> 6 février 2006
10:42<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: =
tuning
environment<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Marcel, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'd like to have tune lab or something for =
pitch raising
to get me in the ball p ark. I'm curious, if one uses a lap top =
to tune,
what is used in order to pick up the noes pitch, laid on the pins to =
pick it
up? Are lap tops cheaper in price than pocket pcs?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mcpiano@videotron.ca =
href="mailto:mcpiano@videotron.ca">Marcel
Carey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 06, =
2006 10:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE : tuning =
environment</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=375211615-06022006><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Marshall,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=375211615-06022006><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>TuneLab is probably the least expensive program you can get =
to tune.
The nice thing about it is that it is a very light program (it does =
not need
a super fast processor). So, you can probably get a used laptop and =
run it.
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<DIV><SPAN class=375211615-06022006><FONT face=Arial =
color=#0000ff
size=2>Marcel Carey,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff
size=2>Sherbrooke, QC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message =
d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> <A
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href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>De la part de</B>
pianotune05@comcast.net<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> 6 février 2006 =
08:11<BR><B>À :</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Objet :</B> =
Re: tuning
environment<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I know I'm not =
going out
and buying and ETD right away, but I was wondering what size font =
the
print is. ie. 10 12 etc. Since I use the city bus system, =
the
smaller ones woule be a better match for me ,but depending on the
print. I can see the red light on the spinner pretty well. =
Are they
pretty much the same in price, tune lab, verituner etc. I =
know the
Acutuner III is in the neighborhood of 1700$ </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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Original message -------------- <BR>From: Conrad Hoffsommer
<hoffsoco@luther.edu> <BR><BR>> At 12:36 PM 2/6/2006 =
+0100, you
wrote: <BR>> > >...ETD that I can get a close look at. =
I want
to see how bug the numbers <BR>> >are whether I can read =
them or
not. I'd like to get one just so I can <BR>> >raise pitch =
before
tuning by ear.< <BR>> > <BR>> >Hi Marshall, =
<BR>> >
<BR>> >Maybe someone there still uses the laptop version =
of RCT. I
think that as <BR>> >the screen is pretty big, it wont be =
too
difficult for you to see the <BR>> >spinner, and you can =
put it in
different colours which may help. It's <BR>> >awesome for =
pitch
raises. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Guilty as charged... <BR>> =
<BR>> I have RCT on a new 14.5" screen Toshiba. (i.e. large =
print
edition... ;-} <BR>> ) Note: that's larger tha! n my home TV =
screen.
If I ever buy a DVD, I'll <BR>> watch it on my laptop. 8-}}} =
<BR>>
<BR>> No internal mike, so I need to plug one in, but I still =
can set
the 'puter <BR>> up to 8' away on a convenient table, chair, =
other
piano or even the floor <BR>> and see quite well. For grands, =
I
usually set it up on the short sticked lid. <BR>> <BR>> I =
have
different colo(u)rs for the spinner for fine tune and pitch =
raise,
<BR>> and some available hues are _really_ easy to see. I've =
also cut
down the <BR>> propellor blade to 30° so that the "blush" =
is really
dramatic/easily seen. <BR>> <BR>> my 2¢. <BR>> =
<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Conrad Hoffsommer <BR>> <BR>> =
Chi si
ferma è perduto. <BR>> <BR>>
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