In a message dated 10/29/99 7:53:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, beckingt@mb.sympatico.ca (Terry Beckingham) writes: << This recent thread on the accuracy of tuning forks has made me wonder about the scoring of the tuning exam. >> Put your mind at ease, Terry, your fears are unfounded. The Exam automatically adjusts itself to your pitch, regardless of how much difference there is. Even if your pitch is at a failing score, this will not affect any of your other scores in any way. You are responsible for having a pitch source which is accurate. It is the very least that may be expected from a professional. You need to test your fork with another Member of your Chapter who has a Sanderson Accu-Tuner (SAT). I would suggest that you keep the fork in a shirt or pants pocket and have it there for enough time that its temperature would be stable and measure it then. If it needs calibration, the techniques have been written about recently on the List. Once you get your fork to read "dead on" when it is at the stable temperature it would have in one of your clothes pockets, you can be assured that it will be accurate enough for the Exam. At the Exam site, the Examiners will check your fork against their source. If there is a problem, the Examiners usually will have something available for you. The usual practice is to have a Sanderson Accu-Fork (which provides an accurate elctronically generated tone) which has been properly calibrated made available to the Examinee. My best wishes for a successful Exam! Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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