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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000095.txt from 2003/12

From: Rhondda May <rmay@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re:uning Trivia
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:56:12 -0500

Ah, yes, those days of standing in front of the band playing a Bb
(listening to a Bb tuning fork, of course...)

BTW, if stuck with a tuning fork and having trouble hearing it, try the
following:
put the palm of one hand over your ear. Strike the tuning fork and then
touch the non-forked end of it to the elbow of the hand that's held over
your ear. This is the biggest amplifier I found back in those days.
Mostly good ole human bone...

cheers,
rhondda

Jennifer Paull wrote:
>
> I always used my front tooth. Both are still there - tuning fork and tooth.
> However, who plays A=440?????
>
> What a historically amusing thought :-)
>
> Someone may have said this - I haven't been able to follow all the thread.
> Maybe one of our German colleagues would care to comment?
>
> Jennifer
>
> On Friday, December 19, 2003, at 06:20 pm, Tim Hunt wrote:
>
> Show what excellent mechanical amplifiers
> the body of stringed instruments are.
>
> Tim.
>
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