electronic pitch source

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Ed,
Even Sanderson recommends that one tune the accu fork just before taking the
tuning exam.
The batterys can cost you some points. As they fade in power the pitch drops
slightly.
One needs to calabrate with the tone wth a more reliable source like SAT,
Veritune, Tune Lab or Cybertuner.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ed440@mindspring.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: electronic pitch source


> Marshall-
>
> My Walker blue fork is calibrated to armpit temperature, and is accurate
to within plus or minus 0.3cents of 440hz, since I must remove it from my
armpit briefly to use it.  I have not been able to get this close a result
with the nickel plated fork, but perhaps I've been impatient with armpit
warming time on the larger fork.
>
> You need not worry about this if you're getting the Acufork.
>
> I hope you're using the F2 test note method.  It should be very accurate
with the Acufork, as you can have a long period of time to count comparison
beats.
>
> Ed
>
>
> >
> >Hi Ed,
> >Sorry for the delay in responding.  I spend a couple of hours
telemarketing
> >my tuning services.  I figure, by the time I land some jobs tuning, I'll
> >have been practicing at the same time, and have more experience under my
> >belt.
> >
> >The fork I have is the blue walker fork, blued steel I think it's called.
> >They have nickel plated ones as well, but I don't konw anything about the
> >properties of these forks.  I like the idea of the acufork because I
don't
> >have to worry about striking the fork, listening, adjusting the pin,
fooling
> >with the mute etc. It would save me time,to just leave it on and adjsut
the
> >note to meet the right pitch.  I might treat myself to one for an early
bday
> >present and make 41  a good year like 40 has been.
> >Marshall
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <ed440@mindspring.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:48 PM
> >Subject: electronic pitch source
> >
> >
> >> RicB wrote:  Dean Reyburn used to offer
> >> an electronic pitch source that was quite inexpensive. Seiko I think,
> >> and they were not exactly on the nose... but within a 0.5 cent window
or
> >> something.
> >>
> >> Ric-
> >> The Seiko is fine for calibrating electronic devices, but not aural
> >> tuning.  It has an extremely loud second partial and a very soft first
> >> partial.
> >>
> >> Marshall-
> >> For the time being, you might do better to carry your fork in your
pocket,
> >> and maybe get it calibrated to pocket temperature.  (I'm assuming it's
a
> >> steel fork.  Aluminum forks are too temperature sensitive.)
> >>
> >> The Sanderson tool gives four pitches, so it's not much more expensive
> >> than four top quality forks, not to mention the 50cents sliding scale.
I
> >> want one, too.
> >>
> >> Ed Sutton
> >>
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