not enough hands -- setting A49 to fork

[Z! Reinhardt]

So far, this little trick has worked well for me.  (Yes, I used it on the
tuning exam.)

Take advantage of the out-of-tune A37 just 1 octave below A49.  Determine
whether A37 is flat or sharp.

Listen to the beatspeed between A37 and the fork.  Do not tune A37 just yet
...!

Tune A49 with A37 by matching the beatspeed you heard between A37 and the
fork.

Now test the accuracy of A49 to the fork with F21.

Z! Reinhardt  RPT
Ann Arbor  MI
diskladame@provide.net




----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Neuman" <piano@charlesneuman.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: not enough hands -- setting A49 to fork


Thanks for all your responses.

In my original question, my concern was being able to tune the F21-A49
interval, which would require playing a 17th interval with the left hand
while I tune A49. I figured I could tune A49 more accurately if I could
match the beat rate of this interval with that of F21-fork.

But now I'm finding that I'm pretty accurate when I put the fork in my
mouth or under the keybed, as you all have suggested. Since I can hear
both A49 and the fork simultaneously, I can concentrate on the beating and
do fairly well.

One additional comment: I find that banging the fork on my head gets it
going pretty well. I'm not sure what the long term damage to my head might
be. :)

Charles Neuman