tuning exam.

[Dean L. Reyburn, RPT]

I wrote:
>The Hale Sight-O-Tuner SOT is certainly allowed for taking the PTG tuning
>exam, but you will have to aurally re-take the 2 octave section from C2
>through B3, with nothing but your ears and a tuning fork (oh, we do allow
>tuning hammers ;-)
>
I correct myself:  *Non-visual* tuning aids are allowed for aural tuning.
 Instruments like the Sanderson Accu-Fork are perfectly acceptable, and
are considered the same as a tuning fork for testing purposes.

I have a little tiny Seiko metronome that has a perfectly pitched A440,
it measures exactly A440.00 on my Sanderson Accu-Tuner, but the tone is
not as nice as the Accu-Fork.  The Accu-Fork tunes not only A, but A#, B
and C, and hs a volume as sliding pitch controls.  The pitch control is
great for pitch raises too (but not as good as SAT though!)

If you take the test with a real old-fashoned tuning fork, make sure you
have someone test it (and tune it) with an Accu-Tuner.  I always hate to
see someone fail the tuning exam just because their fork was off!  (It
happens!)

Dean



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