On 03/04/2011 23:20, Dave Tweed wrote: > This is getting really tedious ... is it really necessary to denegrate a > person who isn't even on this list, just because they don't do every proj= ect > up to your professional standards? Ironically, apart from being tedious, it's also extremely unprofessional. > Obviously, you know a lot about electrical engineering, but not much abou= t > making music in general, or playing the guitar in particular. > > I thought the design was very clever. First, note that it says quite clea= rly > on the website that the PCB is itself intended to be used as a plectrum, = to > pick the string being tuned. As a guitarist/musician (my other profession for a long time,=20 performing/teaching/studio work - now just a hobby) I thought it was=20 very nice also - the size will be a desirable feature, and also tuning=20 that does not rely on signals/sound/unplugging cables, rather just=20 light, would be a real benefit in a noisy, dimly lit environment (which=20 is usually the case in clubs) --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .