[CAUT] Bb fork

[Willem Blees]

Quoting Ken Zahringer <ZahringerK at missouri.edu>:

> Hey, Wim,
> 
> My old Sanderson Accu-Fork II will sound A, Bb, B, & C, and will
> slide +/-
> 50 cents.  Last I saw, Sanderson was still selling them.  Great piece
> of
> equipement.
> 
> Regards,
> Ken Z.
> 

Great idea, Ken, but I just checked their web site, and they want $140 
for one. 


Wim 
> 


> On 1/16/07 4:05 PM, "Willem Blees" <wblees at bama.ua.edu> wrote:
> 
> > 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
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Ken Zahringer, RPT
> Piano Technician
> MU School of Music
> 297 Fine Arts
> 882-1202
> cell 489-7529
> 


Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA