Setting Pitch

[Elwood Doss, Jr.]

Hey Jim,
I have used the Sanderson Accufork for several years.  There are several
methods to holding a fork, playing the note, and manipulating the tuning
lever, but being all thumbs, I found it extremely awkward.  I have been
pleased with the Accufork and can still feel like I'm an aural tuner even
though I use an electronic pitch device to secure my starting pitch.
Frankly, I wish I could find one of those old Degan (?) tuning boxes--Schaff
and other supply companies used to sell them 15 years ago.  I would use that
instead of my EPD.  Two things you want to watch:  be sure to keep a fresh
battery in the instrument, and when you purchase one, be sure to check it
against a fork for accuracy.
Joy!
Elwood

Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT
Piano Technician/Technical Director
Department of Music
106 Fine Arts Building
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN  38238
731-587-1152
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Rogers" <jimlr@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:14 PM
Subject: Setting Pitch


> 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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