<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: = 2px"> <DIV><FONT size=1>I clamp down on the end of the fork stem with my = teeth, freeing up both hands.  My wife, who is a dentist, doesn't = approve but you can REALLY hear the fork.  Of course you have to be careful where = you put the fork when you're not using it..... </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=1>Mark Wisner<BR>Yamaha Corporation<BR><A href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A></FONT><BR><BR>&gt= ;>> piano@charlesneuman.net 05/24/02 09:43AM >>><BR>When setting A49 = to the fork, I like to compare F21-fork with F21-A49. It<BR>seems that I need = three hands to do this: One to play F21, one to hold the<BR>fork or play A49, = and one to move the lever.<BR><BR>Since I only have 2 hands, I keep F21 held down = by putting a mute sort of<BR>sideways and resting on the backchecks of the neighboring notes (on a<BR>vertical piano) so that it blocks F21 in the depressed position. Or I can<BR>jam a mute along the top of the key to = keep it down, but that seems like<BR>it would mess up the felt right above the = keytop. Once it's held down,<BR>then I can compare F21-fork and then tune F21-A49 = to that same beat rate.<BR><BR>Are there any other techniques I should consider?<BR><BR>Charles Neuman<BR>PTG Associate, Long Island-Nassau<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>