True; true A 440 is the way to go If you can't set A-440 first, then you can't take the test period! Paul On 11/11/12 3:07 PM, "Jon Page" <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote: >If you can't hear beats, you can't use a tuning fork. You have to hear >the beats to 'zero' it in. > >Or is it that you can hears the beats on unisons and octaves but the >intervals elude you. Take the time, listen closer. Have a tuner guide >you as to what to listen to. > >A pitch pipe's pitch will vary by the degree of air flow. A harder blow >will create a higher pitch. Temperature would be another variable. > >I saw one tuner strike the fork on his knee and then hold the end >between his teeth, this allowed him to play the note and tune >simultaneously. It worked for him but it looked really weird. > >To set your A or C from a fork, tune the corresponding note to the fork >and then tune the note an octave lower to that note. Check the lower >note with the fork, listen to the beat rate and adjust lower note to the >octave to be the same beat rate sharp or flat. Check lower note against >fork. If off, tune the upper note to the new beat rate. Check upper note >against fork. If necessary, adjust the lower note to the beat rate. Once >you have established the lower note pure with the fork, tune the upper >note to it. Proceed with your temperament. > >But if you can't discern beats, stick with an ETD. > >-- >Regards, > >Jon Page > >
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