not enough hands -- setting A49 to fork

[Allan L. Gilreath]

Mark,

You didn’t really just say that did you?  With all of the
connotations…..

Allan
Allan L. Gilreath

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mark Wisner
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 1:27 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: not enough hands -- setting A49 to fork

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..... 
 
Mark Wisner
Yamaha Corporation
mwisner@yamaha.com

>>> piano@charlesneuman.net 05/24/02 09:43AM >>>
When setting A49 to the fork, I like to compare F21-fork with F21-A49.
It
seems that I need three hands to do this: One to play F21, one to hold
the
fork or play A49, and one to move the lever.

Since I only have 2 hands, I keep F21 held down by putting a mute sort
of
sideways and resting on the backchecks of the neighboring notes (on a
vertical piano) so that it blocks F21 in the depressed position. Or I
can
jam a mute along the top of the key to keep it down, but that seems like
it would mess up the felt right above the keytop. Once it's held down,
then I can compare F21-fork and then tune F21-A49 to that same beat
rate.

Are there any other techniques I should consider?

Charles Neuman
PTG Associate, Long Island-Nassau