Was this weird?

[David Nadworny]

Sam,

I learned that trick from Bill Garlick at NBSS in the early 70's, and would hold the fork between my front teeth as standard practice.  By 1986, however, I needed restorative dental work on those teeth and the bones holding them in my mouth.  The rest of the mouth that never held the tuning fork was unaffected.  As a consequence, I switched to the Sanderson Accu-Fork.  

Keeping in mind the health issues this technique can create, I advise you to be careful.  

David Nadworny RPT



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Samuel Choy 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 10:17 PM
  Subject: Was this weird?


  Today as I was starting to tune a piano, I struck my tuning fork on my knee. I needed a hand free or something. I don't remember...but anyway, I put the tuning fork, still vibrating, in my mouth and wow! As I grabbed it between my molars, the sound of the fork was amplified perfectly! I could hear the beats between he fork and the string better than I ever had before. On top of that I now had a hand free. So I held the fork in my mouth, thumped on the key with one hand, and tuned the string with the other, and prayed that the customer wouldn't walk in and see what a dork I must have looked like :-)

  Well, I actually don't really care about looking like a dork. I have a flashlight that I use when I need that straps to my head like a coal miner. That looks look dorky too, but it work great.

  Happy weekend.

  Sam Choy
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