C fork/A fork

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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    Tommy, so you're using a C fork, huh? Well, you're probably a good =
enough tuner to get A right on. It's just that for the last, I don't =
know, twenty years maybe, people have been trained using an A fork. I =
say, if you feel comfortable with a C fork, and are a good enough tuner, =
who cares? =20
    After checking some less accomplished tuner's work in my area, and =
after having a pretty hard day of it, I'm inclined to just say "Hey, at =
least he's using a fork."
    Last thing of the day, had to do an on-site for the Motorola Jazz =
Festival here in Phoenix. Well, it's Chandler, but how many of you are =
going to know where that is? Anyway, they had the Yamaha CFS III in a =
tent at the San Marcos Hotel. Got there and the sound check is going on =
and on and on. Natch.  Finally I shooed them off. I got them to turn the =
little ceiling fans that were directly over the piano off, but while I =
was tuning I noticed this bass humming sound coming from the AC thing =
that they had rigged up. It was really pretty funny tuning into the bass =
with this sub-sonic beat going on. I actually got to one note, I think =
it was D#1, and it had about a four beat per second thing going on =
there, so I tuned the unison to four beats, and listened to it, sounded =
pretty good. That got me to thinking; ( I know, a dangerous pastime) and =
I don't think I've had one on-site which was quiet in the last year.=20


Kevin E. Ramsey
ramsey@extremezone.com
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  From: Bigeartb@aol.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 12:29 PM
  Subject: Re: C fork/A fork


  Ya'll:
       Now I'm real confused. Can I use my "C" fork or is it "illegal". =
I'm=20
  still using the same "C" fork that set the pitch for concerts and =
recording=20
  sessions for Ray Charles, Count Basie and  numerous other artist. I =
hope they=20
  don't find out that I tuned their piano with an unacceptable , illegal =
fork.=20
  Well, the Count isn't  with us any more=20
  but the others might hear.=20
       I know....we're debating and splitting "frog hair" and I'm just =
playing=20
  with ya'll.....but I still plan to continue to use my "C" fork give or =
take=20
  whatever mathematical difference . Am I tuning A at .....440.000000009 =
or=20
  what?
  Tommy Black
  Decatur, Ala.
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