<!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=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>From my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong), = they do not allow for errors in your own tuning fork.  You set the pitch, and = they compare it to A400 (as is appropriate).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Apparently, it has been traditional to help you test = your fork, prior to the exam, but this only happens if you ask for it, and = there's no guarantee that this is available (time limitations, etc.).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>But it's a great thing to do at a chapter meeting to = compare all of your calibrations... just in case...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Julie, in case you missed it, there was a good link = posted about fork calibration that Robert Scott has on his site:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.tunelab-world.com/calforks.html">http://www.tunelab-wo= rld.com/calforks.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Remember that filing the fork heats it = up...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</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> Saturday, August 21, 2004 = 1:25 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Setting pitch with = a fork for exam</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <P align=left><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT></FONT>I thought the test = took into consideration slight differences in tuning fork accuracy?   = The important thing is to be able to match your fork to the piano...</P> <P align=left>David I.</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>