>A Big Question: > In the U.S. it is common practice to start tuning at C. Hmmm... I was under the impression the starting with C was more of a English or European technique. My father taught me to tune with a C fork, but I switched to an A because I thought it would be more reliable. >Now, tuning along the way to the first A, how do I make sure that >the A is exactly 440.000000 Hertz, the reference tone? >Different temperatures (and stretching) will result in different If you use the proper tests the A will be correct. I checked my father's tunings many times as a youngster and the A was always 440 just as his father's were. While I was using a C fork mine weren't, but they were quite close. As for historical tunings, I use a Sanderson Accu-Tuner II for that. It's MUCH easier, at least for me. John John Musselwhite, RPT Calgary, Alberta Canada musselj@cadvision.com sysop@67.cambo.cuug.ab.ca
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