Hi Jim, I use an A440 fork. I also have a C fork, but I rarely use it. It was always a pain to set to a fork until I read on the list where technicians suggested holding the fork between your teeth with a buffer between the metal and your enamel (I use a paper towel). It works fantastically, you just need to set the A pretty fast before your head starts feeling weird. There are some who rigourously defend ETDs, while I defend aural tuners. But I say use whatever enables you do a good tuning, just make sure if the power goes out (or the batteries drain!) that you can do just as well :) - John > I am curious as to what method piano Techs are using to set the pitch > of a piano. Tuning forks or electronic devises. I tune by ear and > set an equal > temperament with a tuning fork most of the time. Sometimes I find it > easy to set the pitch with quartz tuner. Your thoughts. > > Jim Rogers
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