was this wierd?

[David Renaud]

When I gained appreciation for a fork's temperature
sensitivity I stopped putting it in my mouth. 

  If you don't have tunelab97, download it for free.
It is fully functional. Measure your fork after
holding it for 2 min, putting it down for 2 min, and
after holding it in your mouth for 2 min. You will
have several cents deviation up and down.

Good fork habits demand:

1) Check the fork's calibration periodically.
2) Test and be aware how the fork's pitch behaves as
you handle it. 
3) Have a routine that produces reliable pitch. 
My routine leaves it cold on the plate only picking
it up 10-15 sec at a time checking the beat speed
against F2. Once I've head this beat speed I don't 
require the fork anymore. The beat speed against F3 is
now my touchstone. I may pick it up again for 10=15
sec. to enforce that reference beet speed in my memory
putting the fork right back down again. 

   Some people prefer to keep the fork warm as they
work with it. Whatever you do, know the pitch 
at your working temperature with your working habits.
Calibrate to that temperature and habits. If we keep
the same procedure will will create accurate
reproducible results. 

   I always knew forks were tempermental, but there
is knowing and there is knowing. Put it to the test, 
you may be surprised just how wide the spread of pitch
is with temperature change. 

                                    Cheers
                                    Dave Renaud
                                    RPT
                                    Canada





 
























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

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