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<DIV><SPAN class=215312606-20082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Hi !
adding a comment for Quentin and European readers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=215312606-20082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>A=440(2) in France is named A3 , and 25 years ago we =
did not
consider any difference between testing the fork against F3 or F2 (US
nomenclature) I did not test with F2 since I understood where the =
partial beat
lies because of the "on pitch" book, mostly, no problem to give credits =
to the
excellent book from Rick Baldassin, even if I have more concerns =
actually on the
partial based only approach now..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=215312606-20082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Most
probably the actual generation of techs learn more about beat generation =
than us
that where mostly told "too fast or too slow" . Are you , Quentin
?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=215312606-20082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
recall an ingenious device from Sanderson, that anybody can make its =
own, these
are 2 rules (of different height) made of strips of thick paper where =
the
spacing at the end of the key is marked with the partial series =
enlighten. The 2
strips can be used one at the lower note of the interval to be tested =
and the
other on the highest, and the scale show immediately where the partials =
are
coincident. Was a very nice tool to show things to customers and =
colleagues, or
to look for unsuspected coincidences.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=215312606-20082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>best
and have a good day yourself.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=215312606-20082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B>
Alpha88x@aol.com<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> vendredi 20 août =
2004
04:13<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> =
Re: setting
pitch with a fork<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
lang=0
face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10">Greetings,<BR><BR>  =
;
I take the fork in my right hand and strike it on my heel. While it is
vibrating, I place the stem of the fork underneath the piano keybed. It
resonates very well and you can hear it. Then, I strike the A and listen =
to see
how far off the A is. Then I strike the F below the A and listen to the =
fork A
along with the F. I count those beats. Then I remove the fork and play =
the F and
the A and count those beats.
<BR><BR> The =
fork
and the A's beating should match the F and the A's beating, If it =
doesn't then
adjust the A. It doesn't matter if the F is not tuned yet, you're =
just
using the F only as a constant at this point. You're using the F to =
compare the
fork A to the piano's A, and then make the beating of the fork and =
A match
the beating of the F and A by adjusting the A. <BR><BR>Julia
Gottchall.<BR>Reading, PA </FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>