Setting Pitch

[Elwood Doss, Jr.]

Why Terry, it always is--cold or hot!
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: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: Setting Pitch


> "...be sure to check it against a fork for accuracy."
>
> You mean to be sure the fork is accurate. Right?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Elwood Doss, Jr." <edoss@charter.net>
> To: "Jim Rogers" <jimlr@earthlink.net>; <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Setting Pitch
>
>
> > 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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