A pitch pipe is not as 'clean' as a true pitch fork. Why use a dirty sounding pipe? At least get a clean and pure tone from a good fork! If your fork is like a harmonica, you can vary the pitch with the amount of air you blow into it. Come on dude, join the gang. You're not going to win any of these arguments when preaching to the choir on setting a true A-440. Even if that pitch pipe is on, you're going to hear lots of other "noises" going on rather that a nice and true tone from a well made fork. I have the one from England absolutely true, even with a 10 degree air temp variance. It's the big one I got 23 years ago. None of those measly skinny ones! The big one is essential for setting concert tunings, but I guess you don't get that opportunity, Sorry, bud. Sorry, man, but the pitch pipe is substandard! Paul On 11/11/12 1:03 PM, "Duaine Hechler" <dahechler at att.net> wrote: >Ha Ha - your mouth or the SAT.......... > >On 11/11/2012 12:48 PM, Paul McCloud wrote: >> Don't worry, I keep it clean. I had to wash it out with soap once, >>when my dad heard me curse. >> Paul Mc >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 10:03:21 AM >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Possible adaptation for the Tuning Exam >> >> On 11/11/2012 11:58 AM, Paul McCloud wrote: >> >>> Paul McCloud San Diego (Tuning orally for 24 years with my >>> SAT I) >> You should never put a SAT in your mouth, even if you know where it's >>been. >> Ron N >> > > >-- >Duaine Hechler >Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding >(314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com >Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years > >
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