[CAUT] Bb fork

[Joseph Alkana]

Most schools I see have an "A" and a "Bb" bar mounted on a wall to use for 
tuning purposes. Much louder and friendlier to use than a tuning fork.
Joseph Alkana RPT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Willem Blees" <wblees at bama.ua.edu>
To: "CAUT" <CAUT at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:05 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Bb fork


> Have any of you ever heard of a Bb fork? One of our assistant band
> directors asked if there was such a thing. He said most Junior and
> High School band pieces are in F or Bb. It would give the clarinet (or
> trumpet), something to tune off. Would it be possible to file the
> throat of an A fork up to a Bb?
>
> Wim
> Willem Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> School of Music
> University of Alabama
> Tuscaloosa, AL USA
>
>