---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Holding it in your teeth works great! I do it often. The Johnny Walker Blued forks work best since they aren't to big on the bottom of the handle. It really gives you a clear tone and longer sustain, not to mention alows your hands to be free! Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org> wrote: List, I'm practicing setting pitch with a tuning fork (for the RPT exam, someday), and I'm finding it hard to hear the beats between F2 and the fork. I'm also struggling to hold the fork, play the note, and turn the pin. What works for you? For one thing, if I play F2 with my left hand, and hold the fork to my right ear, it's really hard to hear beats (I know I can adjust F2 as needed for a comfortable beat speed). I found if I hold the fork over my left ear, so that it's between my ear and the piano, the beats are clearer. (Is it because the wave interference happens in the air, not in my head? Sarah?) Is there a difference in the beats when the fork is in the air, vs. on the stretcher (or the keybed; I've also tried dangling it from two fingers, pressing on the underside of the keybed, while playing F2 with my thumb -- less than satisfactory)? Maybe it's time to try the rubber tubing on the end, and holding it in my teeth... --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/61/cc/76/9d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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