Quoting Joseph Alkana <josephspiano at comcast.net>: > 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 This guy has seen that, too. But he wants a tuning fork, one that's easier to cary around, like for a concert or a festival. Wim > ----- 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 > > > > > > Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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