Oh well, I suppose I'll wait till I drop my present one before ordering this new version. Thanks for letting me know. Best Anthony
----- Mail original ----- De : Sam Chapman <manchap...@gmail.com> À : Anthony Hind <agno3ph...@yahoo.com> Cc : Francesco Tribioli <tribi...@arcetri.astro.it>; "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Envoyé le : Vendredi 5 octobre 2012 20h17 Objet : [LUTE] Re: Tuner The entire case (including battery cover) of the new version is made from very classy brushed aluminium. I've already dropped the tuner a few times and it seems to be pretty bomb proof. best, Sam On 5 October 2012 16:48, Anthony Hind <[1]agno3ph...@yahoo.com> wrote: Hello Francesco Yes the replacement cover is exactly the same. I think the problem is both because the original cover is as you say "inherently weak", and EU 9V batteries are perhaps a little larger than some others making it more difficult to close the cover. I hadn't realized that the new ST-122 was made of metal, but I have had three years use out of this one, and as you say, since it is working, it would seem a pity to have to buy a new one just for this cover question. I will carry on with this one, unless there are other arguments for swapping to the new one. Regards Anthony __________________________________________________________________ De : Francesco Tribioli <[2]tribi...@arcetri.astro.it> A : 'Anthony Hind' <[3]agno3ph...@yahoo.com> Envoye le : Vendredi 5 octobre 2012 10h52 Objet : RE: [LUTE] Re: Tuner Hello Anthony, > The reason I am writing today, however, is because I had a problem with > a slightly fractured battery cover on the ST-122 (this is a part which > does get stressed, when ever the battery is changed, and I have had > mine for at least a three years). I sent a message about this to Sonic > research, and immediately Roger sent me a new cover, which I have just > received this morning. I've exactly the same problem with my ST-122 and I was thinking to buy the 122a, which is built in aluminum, just for this. My question: is the replaced cover exactly as the older one? I ask because the locking system of that cover is inherently weak and I think that it might break in a short time too. On the other hand to spend quite a bit of money to replace a perfectly working tuner just for the battery cover seems a little bit silly 8^) Thank in advance for any info you can share Francesco -- To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- Sam Chapman Oetlingerstrasse 65 4057 Basel (0041) 79 530 39 91 -- References 1. mailto:agno3ph...@yahoo.com 2. mailto:tribi...@arcetri.astro.it 3. mailto:agno3ph...@yahoo.com 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
