![]() ![]() Incidentally, Paul says this video was inspired by several comments made in response to his earlier video on guitar tuning, “Do We All Tune Our Guitars Wrong?” If you haven’t seen it, by all means check it out here.įor more of Paul’s excellent videos, visit his YouTube channel. The comparisons begin at 4:26, but I highly recommend that you take in Paul’s history of tuning standards before you compare the tunings. In the video, Paul performs a selection of songs in each tuning to let you judge for yourself. You can check out the video for the full report.Īfter all this, you may be wondering how the sound of 432 tuning compares to 440. “Studies have shown that 432 musical therapy helps ease anxiety, bring down heart rate and blood pressure, and generally has a soothing effect,” Paul explains.Īs for the advocacy of the 440Hz standard, it’s “pretty dark and covered up with some Illuminati conspiracy thoughts,” Paul says. When playing in 432 tuning, he explains, middle C is closer to 256Hz, a frequency that is a multiple of 8Hz, the rate that is known as “the heartbeat of Earth.” In addition, Paul notes, 432Hz resonates with the golden ratio. A classical pitch between 427430 Hz would result in C6 of 1015 1023 Hz, so you could have a classical pitch tuning fork and file a little bit off the ends to get exactly 1024 Hz. Sonic Energys planet-tuned tuning forks are manufactured in Germany according to Hans. Can't guarantee the same for the apps on phones though as they are often software solutions based on general phones so it depends on how the software has been written.“There is belief among some that 432 is more in harmony with the universe,” Paul says. MEINL Sonic Energy Tuning Fork - Standard Pitch - 440 Hz (TF-440). Regarding how accurate are digital tuners, they are based on quartz crystal oscillators that usually are easily accurate to 50 parts per million so, essentially, they are very accurate. For the final tuning, I did let it cool down between grinds and checks just in case the temperature had a significant effect. It's certainly not changed it noticeably. I was easy to keep both tines the same length by eye and the sustain on both seems the same as it was before. It wasn't touchy either, it's not critically minute amounts taking off, just don't go daft. This listing is for one (1) Clear Quartz F Note, Heart Chakra, 440HZ Frequency Tuning Fork (16 mm) with one (1) Case (19) and one (1) Mallet (8). It's not rocket science or even heavy engineering. Just got my guitar chromatic tuning meter and used my bench grinder to take equal amounts off the tines' ends a bit at a time until the frequency was right. Just adjusted two A tuning forks I had to A#/Bb for my trumpet. The tone probably isn't as pure, and tape will eventually age and wear, but this quick fix should work well enough until my next trip to a good music store for a better quality tuning fork. Tuning with a tuning fork helps develop ear training and tone recognition. The fork also now sounds good when played simultaneously with an mp3 of a 440 Hz tone to check for beats. ![]() A little more fine trimming of the length of the tape with some sharp scissors, and I got the fork to measure within +-1 cent of 440 Hz, as measured against several calibrated iPhone tuners (both dial and strobe). Wrapped the new lengths of tape on the fork tines, and the fork rang 3 cents flat. Then I cut some tape strips about 9/29ths as long (actually a few mm longer). So I removed those pieces of tape and carefully measured them. That also lowered the frequency, by only a bit too much, to 20 cents flat. Next I tried a couple strips of masking tape wrapped around the very end of the each tuning fork tine. Specifications: Pitch: A 440 Hz Material: Steel Color: Silver Handle length: 1.4 Fork length: 3.2 Tuning fork diameter: 0.18 Total length: 4.67 Weight: approx 0. Two big rubber bands on the tines clearly lowered the frequency. So I played science student, and tried the experiment. I found a quick-and-dirty temporary solution.Īs an online education forum suggested, a interesting school science experiment might be to see if adding weights and changing their position on a tuning fork will change the frequency of the fork. ![]()
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