setting pitch with a fork

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Greetings,

             I take the fork in my right hand and strike it on my heel. While 
it is vibrating, I place the stem of the fork underneath the piano keybed. It 
resonates very well and you can hear it. Then, I strike the A and listen to 
see how far off the A is. Then I strike the F below the A and listen to the 
fork A along with the F. I count those beats. Then I remove the fork and play the 
F and the A and count those beats. 

           The fork and the A's beating should match the F and the A's 
beating, If it doesn't then adjust the A.  It doesn't matter if the F is not tuned 
yet, you're just using the F only as a constant at this point. You're using the 
F to compare the fork A  to the piano's A, and then make the beating of the 
fork and A match the beating of the F and A by adjusting the A.  

Julia Gottchall.
Reading, PA 

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