This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Richard Moody said: "So machine tuners adjust the machine, and aural tuners go ahead for the touch up. For some machine tuners 4 cents may look like a lot. But for musicians it is no problem" Richard, Try telling that to an oboist!!!! Four (4) cents off is either = 439 or 441. That's too far out for some instruments to play with. There = are a lot of instruments that get weird, outside of 2 cents deviation, = their natural harmonies/acoustics/timbre is messed with. I completely = disagree on you premise! What you are talking about is "floating the = pitch". For those who don't, regularly, install Damp-chasers and you = have to contend with wild swings of the temp/humidity, this may be what = y'all do. For me, it's 440 or Die! Someone else, postulated that, in the test, you were supposed to see how = close you can match yer fork? NOT! The test requires 440. (period!)=20 So, @ your next chapter meeting ask for a fork calibrating session. Our = Chapter does this fairly regularly. Usually we do it in conjunction with = our "Auction". BTW, when doing the calibration you must "test" the fork = for temperature as well. If the fork is off and grinding/filing is in = order, then that is done and the fork is allowed to come to the original = temerature in order to be accurately read, again. The process is not = complicated, but you must be very "scientific" in your approach or = you're just whistling in the wind, regarding "calibration". Best Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/10/b2/08/ef/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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