<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Mike,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This is good to know.  It's probably a good idea to keep the fork = in my pocket between jobs so that the temperature remains constant.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Since I calibrated Tunelab to the NIST tone recommended by the man= ual, I'll have to assume it's correct.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks, all!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/30/05 6:20:18 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mkurta@adelphia.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>    Lets go one better.  To elaborate on Don's comment, warm your = fork to <BR>body temperature under your armpit for 5 minutes, then using an electronic <BR>pitch source you trust, adjust your fork by filing at the crotch to lower <BR>the pitch, or file the tips to raise the pitch until i= ts agrees with your <BR>reference.  Then warm it the same way each time = you use it.  Since body <BR>temperature stays virtually the same, your fo= rk will be accurate whatever <BR>the surrounding temp.<BR>    Mike Kurta <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech= list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>