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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Very interesting. I, and I'm sure =
other's,
would like to hear more specifics about how the verituner =
didn't work
for you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Colin Kenny</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kam544@gbronline.com =
href="mailto:kam544@gbronline.com">Keith
McGavern</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> Saturday, June 21, 2003 =
3:20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: machines or not? =
what?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Terry, Antares, List
Subscribers,<BR><BR>I've thought long and hard concerning what I'm =
about to
say, so it does not come easily or lightly for me to comment =
concerning the
Verituner praises (see below) that are currently being advocated, and =
those
that have been mentioned in the past. I now feel led to present an =
entirely
different view as being a professionally important thing to =
do.<BR><BR>I did
purchase a Verituner earlier this year based largely on the glowing =
reports
that have been proclaimed on Pianotech by a few subscribers, from the
advertisements in the Journal and by the information provided on the
Veritune's website.<BR><BR>For the record I have prior experience with =
the
Hale Sight-O-Tuner, the Sanderson Accu-Tuners' I & II and with the =
Reyburn
Cybertuner. This covers a span of 20 + years. Also for the record, I =
am not
claiming to be a great tuner, or in having extensive training to =
suffice
anyone to believe I am an expert on the matter.</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>So to continue:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>When it comes to the following =
claims of
"...the most perfect tuning possible...", "... You just choose your =
pitch and
that's just it...", "... every buyer that I know of went crazy after =
the very
first tuning...", "... it will consistently yield a tuning equal to or =
better
than a very fine aural tuning produced by a highly skilled aural =
tuner...",
"... The VT is absolutely AMAZING..."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR>I am not one of those =
persons who
experienced any of the above quotes.</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>All I have to support this =
statement is
the years and the yield of tunings with the other devices I have used, =
and the
results they have or have not provided. Some of the tunings are pianos =
I have
tuned and serviced for those 20 + years on a regular =
basis.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR>I had greatly wished and =
hoped for the
results to be the same as those claimed by the existing Verituner =
owners,
however, it did not happen for me.</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Whether that be due to =
operator error,
incompetence on my part, and/or a variety of any other factors that =
might
exist, I cannot say. I only know after 2 months of usuage, it was an
experience of complete frustration with continued trial and error =
outcomes. I
gave up expecting to get anything close to the results that others =
have
claimed to get whatsoever.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>I am disappointedly glad that =
some are
completely satisfied with their Verituner results. </FONT><FONT =
face=Arial
color=#000000>Respectfully submitted,</FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Keith McGavern<BR>Registered =
Piano
Technician<BR>Oklahoma Chapter 731<BR>Piano Technicians =
Guild</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>USA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><BR>At 9:35 AM -0400 6/21/03, =
Farrell
wrote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>>I can only recommend to =
Tony that you
get your hands on a Verituner and tune a few >pianos. Try a =
few
spinets. The experience will make you a believer. The VT is =
>absolutely
AMAZING! When used properly, IMHO, it will consistently yield a tuning =
equal
>to or better than a very fine aural tuning produced by a highly =
skilled
aural tuner on a >good day who is well rested and who is in a good =
mood and
only has the one tuning >that day.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>><BR>> ----- Original =
Message
-----<BR>> From: <antares@euronet.nl><BR>> To: "Pianotech" =
<pianotech@ptg.org><BR>> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 6:18
AM<BR>> Subject: machines or not? what?<BR>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>> > ...This machine =
gives us the
most perfect tuning possible with the least</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>> > amount of trouble. =
i.e. no
computer stuff, no choosing of partials, no<BR>> > =
anything.<BR>>
> You just choose your pitch and that's just it. A perfect box and =
at
the<BR>> > same time perfectly simple to handle too.<BR>> =
> So
far, every buyer that I know of went crazy after the very =
first<BR>> >
tuning : they can't believe it! they have never heard such a<BR>> =
>
fantastic tuning before in their whole life...every
buyer!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>