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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 2003/12

From: "Tim Hunt" <tim@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Tuning Trivia
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:20:12 -0500

doublereed-l-admin@-----.edu wrote:
> I personally use an electronic tuner, but , my sister the cellist,
> still uses a tuning fork.

Indeed, my sister, a violinist, uses a tuning fork. For a string player, it
works well. Strike the tuning fork, then press it against the bridge of the
instrument, and compare that with the plucked string.

I was amazed the first time I saw it demonstrated. Tuning forks on their own
are virtually silent, but press one against the bridge of a stringed
instrument and it sounds clearly. Show what excellent mechanical amplifiers
the body of stringed instruments are.

Tim.