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I have one of those forks and I did calibrate it to my shirt-pocket
temperature. It seems to be the only way to "guarantee"
as reasonably regular pitch (human bodies, barring illness, are finely
temperature regulated). What is interesting is how fast the pitch
can change in a fork, particularly in a cute little thin one.<br><br>
Andrew Anderson<br><br>
At 08:17 AM 6/27/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font size=2>See p. 18 of the
same issue (July).<br>
A good fork (such as the Walker forks) will have a specified calibration
temperature.<br>
Some technicians prefer to calibrate the fork to a pocket
temperature.<br>
See <a href="http://www.tunelab-world.com">www.tunelab-world.com</a> for
calibration instructions.<br>
Ed Sutton<br>
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<dd>----- Original Message ----- <br>
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</a>
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<dd>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>
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<dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:21 PM<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> Temperature and the Tuning Fork<br><br>
<dd>Hi,<br>
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<dd>On p. 9 of this issues journal, can you explain the
temperature/tuning fork relationship? What is the purpose of being
able to keep track of it's temperature? Also, what is the best way
to store a tuning fork, and how do you get it calibrated?<br>
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<dd>Many thanks,<br>
<dd>Matthew<br>
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