<HTML><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19400"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Who said I "carry" all that in my main Tuning Kit? I have many tool kits with lots of necessary stuff, that stays in my vehicle until needed! Unlike those techs that carry one size fits all sort of thing, because they use mass transit or a murdercycle or Bike cycle thing, I drive an SUV that is capable of carring my necessary tools and can carry an action, (grand or Upright).<G> That little temp. gauge is about the size of a screw driver handle and definately doesn't add much weight, since it's solid state electronics.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">P.S.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">I consider an Accu-Fork to be excessive baggage! It's big, bulky and unnecesary in my world.<G> As for tuning forks for "backup"...Nah! It's 17th century technology that is far from any consistant accuracy imo.<G> (I do carry 4 different ones in one of my kits, (A=425/A=435/A=440/Bflat re:440) Food for thought<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/22/2013 10:29:01 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Fork and piano temperature/pitch</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV><BR></DIV>Well, Joe, you can carry all that stuff around with you if you want. :-) I'm gonna stick with carrying my basic tuning-only kit.  <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>For whatever it's worth, I use a Sanderson Accu-Fork. But I have a traditional fork for backup in another kit.</DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra><BR></DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra>Keeping it simple....</DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra><BR></DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra>-- <BR> <DIV>John Formsma, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV>Blue Mountain, MS</DIV></DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joseph Garrett <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target=_blank>joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>John F. asked:<BR>"Another way of asking: How can we be sure the fork has changed<BR>enough to match the coming temperature change of the room?"<BR><BR>John,<BR>In this modern world, there is a device that has a laser and measures<BR>temperatures of anything you point the laser at.<g> I carry one with me to<BR>show clients the differences in temperature of sunshine on the piano and<BR>such. I got mine at good ole Harbor Freight. The only down side is it eats<BR>batteries rapidly. (the buttons get pushed on, etc. with my usual jousting<BR>of my tuning kit.<G>) I also use it to varify the temperature of tuning<BR>forks that I am callibrating.<BR>Best,<BR>Joe<BR><BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><A href="http://gpianoworks.com/" target=_blank>http://gpianoworks.com/</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=all> <DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>