<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davistunes@yahoo.com = href="mailto:davistunes@yahoo.com">Dave Davis</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 19, 2004 = 5:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Setting pitch with = a fork </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="messageinfo separator"> <P> Cy,</P> <P>Something that has helped me hear the F2/Fork better, is = to adjust F2  until it is beating at a rate that is easy to = identify. Something like 4-6 bps usually works well for me. I had trouble = hearing the beats at first, and have become a "bang it on the kneecap and hold it = to the underside of the keybed between the third and fourth fingers" kind of = guy. </P> <P>Dave Davis</P> <P>(hey Ryan, does the Johnny Walker blued taste anything like the = Black or Red label?)</P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Depends on tone color </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, = Ca.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </P> <P> Sowers wrote:</P></DIV> <DIV>Holding it in your teeth works great! I do it often. The Johnny = Walker Blued forks work best since they aren't to big on the bottom of the handle.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It really gives you a clear tone and longer sustain, not to = mention alows your hands to be free!<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>