[pianotech] Possible adaptation for the Tuning Exam

[Duaine Hechler]

Yes, there is an F-F for male choruses and a C-C for female choruses.

On 11/11/2012 12:31 PM, John Ross wrote:
> A pitch pipe may be able to give you an A or a C that is accurate enough for you to base your temperament on.
> But you still have to be able to do a temperament on the testing piano.
> The supply houses sell a set of tuning forks that cover an octave from C 261.6 to C 523.3.
> But I am not sure that it would give you a tuning that would pass on a specific piano.
> That is assuming that you could match the pitch being heard.
> I know that the first time I tried the aural exam, I wasn't close enough on my A, I just got 74.6%.
> I hadn't realized that you had to beat the fork with a note a couple of octaves away, and match the beat in order to 
> get the accuracy.
> I am not sure what the note was now.
>
> Does your pitch pipe cover an octave?
>
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia

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