[pianotech] beginner's calibration question

[Joe Goss]

Tune the fork.
Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zoe Sandell" <yiddishtangofever at shaw.ca>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 1:01 PM
Subject: [pianotech] beginner's calibration question


> Hello,
>
> I have just completed calibrating my tuning device with NIST and the 
> Tunelab
> demo-.  When I call back the C5 500Hz marks as in tune- ie squares stay
> still- but my tuning fork reads flat at A440
>
> How then do I accurately tune the temperament octave to the tuning fork-
> knowing this discrepancy?  Get a new/better tuning fork?
>
> Thanks
> Zoe
>