Thanks for all your input. I'm still not sure about whether I want to rely on a fork for the exam, but some of you have led me to believe that if I can match my fork, I should do fine. (BTW, I always use the plate to acclimate the fork, unless the room is way hot, or way cold. I don't, won't, because I can't, tune in a cold room anyway) The situation I work in doesn't require me to set the A within the parameters the exam requires. Most everyone around here realizes that the climate roller coaster here doesn't allow for that kind of accuracy to be maintained. They're not physicists here, they're musicians and teachers. I match the fork for performance pianos and everyone's happy. But I would like to attempt the test for my satisfaction, and I don't want to have to do it twice because a tuning fork manufacturer of 150 years doesn't agree with whichever EDT, at whatever calibration, you're comparing it to at the time. Thanks again for your patience and your inputs on what is probably the most worn out subject there is. Jeff Tanner, Piano Technician School of Music University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803)-777-4392 (phone) (803)-777-6508 (fax)
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