Tuning fork users

Wimblees@AOL.COM Wimblees@AOL.COM
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 11:11:30 EST


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In a message dated 3/6/01 8:27:48 AM Central Standard Time, 
tunenbww@clear.lakes.com writes:


> List 
> All this about A being other than 440. How does a tuning fork user set 
> something other than A440, such as 442 or 444? I can't help but feel there 
> many tuners out there like me that use a fork only to determine A440 and 
> have little if any knowledge of how to "adjust" for another Hz. 
> Fortunately, I have never been asked to tune A to anything but 440. But, my 
> curiosity makes me ask how this done WITHOUT an ETD. I'll park my but(t) 
> and wait for the answers.
>  
> Paul Chick
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Paul

To go from 440 - 441, you need to add 4 beats to the fork. So listen to A440, 
and get the fork perfect, then raise the note by 4 beats. To go to 442, raise 
it by 8 beats.

Willem 

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