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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 2003/12

From: Jennifer Paull <jennifer.paull@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re:uning Trivia
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 06:25:58 -0500

On Saturday, December 20, 2003, at 10:56 am, Rhondda May wrote:

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

Hello Rhondda,

Well, I've never done that, but the variations of pitch in Europe are
staggering. Germany is, I think, the winner being the sharpest. The
rest of us tend to be at 442-ish.
>
> 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...

Good old human tooth is simpler. Just put the non-forked end on your
tooth and you get it vibrating straight through your head and you really
hear it loud and clear no matter what going on in the trumpet section.

None of is is normal anyway :-)
>
> cheers,
> rhondda
>
Cheers,

Jennifer

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Jennifer Paull
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