Setting Pitch

[Farrell]

"...be sure to check it against a fork for accuracy."

You mean to be sure the fork is accurate. Right?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elwood Doss, Jr." <edoss@charter.net>
To: "Jim Rogers" <jimlr@earthlink.net>; <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Setting Pitch


> Hey Jim,
> I have used the Sanderson Accufork for several years.  There are several
> methods to holding a fork, playing the note, and manipulating the tuning
> lever, but being all thumbs, I found it extremely awkward.  I have been
> pleased with the Accufork and can still feel like I'm an aural tuner even
> though I use an electronic pitch device to secure my starting pitch.
> Frankly, I wish I could find one of those old Degan (?) tuning
boxes--Schaff
> and other supply companies used to sell them 15 years ago.  I would use
that
> instead of my EPD.  Two things you want to watch:  be sure to keep a fresh
> battery in the instrument, and when you purchase one, be sure to check it
> against a fork for accuracy.
> Joy!
> Elwood
>
> Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT
> Piano Technician/Technical Director
> Department of Music
> 106 Fine Arts Building
> University of Tennessee at Martin
> Martin, TN  38238
> 731-587-1152
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Rogers" <jimlr@earthlink.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:14 PM
> Subject: Setting Pitch
>
>
> > I am curious as to what method piano Techs are using to set the pitch of
a
> > piano.  Tuning forks or electronic devises.  I tune by ear and set an
> equal
> > temperament with a tuning fork most of the time. Sometimes I find it
easy
> to
> > set the pitch with quartz tuner.  Your thoughts.
> >
> > Jim Rogers
> >
> >
> >
>
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