A good tuning fork?

[Avery Todd]

David,

'...adjust your fork by filing at THE crotch". Not "your" crotch!
Behave yourself, now! :-D

Avery

At 04:34 PM 8/30/05, you wrote:
>I don't understand how filing my crotch is going to do anything to 
>the tuning fork?
>
>David I.
>
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>----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>From: Mike Kurta <mkurta@adelphia.net>
>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Received: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:23:04 -0400
>Subject: Re: A good tuning fork?
>
>
> >    Lets go one better.  To elaborate on Don's comment, warm your fork to
> >body temperature under your armpit for 5 minutes, then using an electronic
> >pitch source you trust, adjust your fork by filing at the crotch to lower
> >the pitch, or file the tips to raise the pitch until its agrees with your
> >reference.  Then warm it the same way each time you use it.  Since body
> >temperature stays virtually the same, your fork will be accurate whatever
> >the surrounding temp.
> >    Mike Kurta
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