[pianotech] Fork and piano temperature/pitch

[Joseph Garrett]

John,
Who said I "carry" all that in my main Tuning Kit? I have many tool kits with lots of necessary stuff, that stays in my vehicle until needed! Unlike those techs that carry one size fits all sort of thing, because they use mass transit or a murdercycle or Bike cycle thing, I drive an SUV that is capable of carring my necessary tools and can carry an action, (grand or Upright).<G> That little temp. gauge is about the size of a screw driver handle and definately doesn't add much weight, since it's solid state electronics.
Best,
Joe
P.S.
I consider an Accu-Fork to be excessive baggage! It's big, bulky and unnecesary in my world.<G> As for tuning forks for "backup"...Nah! It's 17th century technology that is far from any consistant accuracy imo.<G> (I do carry 4 different ones in one of my kits, (A=425/A=435/A=440/Bflat re:440) Food for thought<G>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Formsma 
To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;Pianotech List
Sent: 2/22/2013 10:29:01 AM 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fork and piano temperature/pitch




Well, Joe, you can carry all that stuff around with you if you want. :-) I'm gonna stick with carrying my basic tuning-only kit. 


For whatever it's worth, I use a Sanderson Accu-Fork. But I have a traditional fork for backup in another kit.


Keeping it simple....


-- 

John Formsma, RPT

Blue Mountain, MS



On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote:

John F. asked:
"Another way of asking: How can we be sure the fork has changed
enough to match the coming temperature change of the room?"

John,
In this modern world, there is a device that has a laser and measures
temperatures of anything you point the laser at.<g> I carry one with me to
show clients the differences in temperature of sunshine on the piano and
such. I got mine at good ole Harbor Freight. The only down side is it eats
batteries rapidly. (the buttons get pushed on, etc. with my usual jousting
of my tuning kit.<G>) I also use it to varify the temperature of tuning
forks that I am callibrating.
Best,
Joe


Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain of the Tool Police
Squares R I
http://gpianoworks.com/
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