I'm going to import a 440 tone mp3 file into my palm pilot next time I feel technically inclined. Jonathan Best jb at bubblemusic.com 928-830-4887 www.bubblemusic.com On Jun 27, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Ed Sutton wrote: > Andrew- > > I use the heavyweight Walker fork. It's calibrated to my pocket. I > carry it in a leather pouch with an aquarium thermometer stuck to > the pouch. At 82 degrees Farenheit it's accurate with two tenths of > a cent, and it holds its temperature reasonably well. > > For the tuning exam, it's probably best to get an electronic A440. > > Ed Sutton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew and Rebeca Anderson > To: Ed Sutton ; Pianotech List > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 12:10 PM > Subject: Re: Temperature and the Tuning Fork > > I have one of those forks and I did calibrate it to my shirt-pocket > temperature. It seems to be the only way to "guarantee" as > reasonably regular pitch (human bodies, barring illness, are finely > temperature regulated). What is interesting is how fast the pitch > can change in a fork, particularly in a cute little thin one. > > Andrew Anderson > > At 08:17 AM 6/27/2008, you wrote: >> See p. 18 of the same issue (July). >> A good fork (such as the Walker forks) will have a specified >> calibration temperature. >> Some technicians prefer to calibrate the fork to a pocket >> temperature. >> See www.tunelab-world.com for calibration instructions. >> Ed Sutton >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Matthew Todd >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:21 PM >> Subject: Temperature and the Tuning Fork >> >> Hi, >> >> >> On p. 9 of this issues journal, can you explain the temperature/ >> tuning fork relationship? What is the purpose of being able to >> keep track of it's temperature? Also, what is the best way to >> store a tuning fork, and how do you get it calibrated? >> >> >> >> >> Many thanks, >> Matthew > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080628/2018fb7b/attachment.html
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