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Yes it can. A mass produced cheap one is only as good as the stamping process + wear in the tooling and the metal it is made of. A hand finished one is individually tuned againsta 'standard' but is still susceptible to large changes in temperature

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When a tuning fork and a note are sounded together why do you loosen the string?

The purpose of a tuning fork is to know the exact pitch of a certain note, and then tune to that note. The string is probably loosened to match the pitch of the tuning fork.


What is a tuning fork and how is it used?

tuning fork steel instrument in the shape of a U with a short handle. When struck it produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over a long period of time; thus it is a valuable aid in tuning musical instruments.


What has more harmonics in its sound a tuning fork or guitar?

A guitar is a far more complex structure than a tuning fork, and has more harmonics. The whole design of a tuning fork is intended to give as simple and pure a sound as possible, since that is the easiest type of sound to use when you are trying to tune an instrument. You wouldn't want harmonics in a tuning fork.


What would be the energy transformations that occur when one tuning fork makes another tuning fork vibrate?

The some wave has the same frequency as the natural frequency of the tuning fork, the tuning fork is made to vibrate due to a process called resonance.


What does the tuning fork do to produce a sound wave in the air?

Most tuning forks are designed to resonate at 440 hertz when struck. That is the frequency of the A before middle C on a keyboard or the A string on a guitar, violin, etc. You just strike the tuning fork then adjust the tension on your A string until the string vibrates at the same frequency as the tuning fork. Then you tune the rest of your strings from the A string.

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When a tuning fork and a note are sounded together why do you loosen the string?

The purpose of a tuning fork is to know the exact pitch of a certain note, and then tune to that note. The string is probably loosened to match the pitch of the tuning fork.


What is a tuning fork and how is it used?

tuning fork steel instrument in the shape of a U with a short handle. When struck it produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over a long period of time; thus it is a valuable aid in tuning musical instruments.


What has more harmonics in its sound a tuning fork or guitar?

A guitar is a far more complex structure than a tuning fork, and has more harmonics. The whole design of a tuning fork is intended to give as simple and pure a sound as possible, since that is the easiest type of sound to use when you are trying to tune an instrument. You wouldn't want harmonics in a tuning fork.


To tune a piano a tuning fork is used by a technician who tightens the strings until vibrations of the string and the tuning fork match The piano tuner adjust which aspect of sound waves?

He is listening and adjusts the PITCH of the string


Can you give me the word tuning fork in a sentence?

I can say tuning fork.


What does one have to adjust to tune a guitar?

When adjusting the tune of the strings on a guitar, one will need to mainly focus on achieving the correct pitch by adjusting the knobs on the headstock for each string. The pitch of every string will be in tune with the frequency of an A440 fork of tuning. Only the A string will be in tune with the frequency of a tuning fork at concert / 440 pitch. All other strings are tuned relative to the A string. Turn the tuning keys to adjust the string. tightening the string will adjust the note higher loosening the string will make the note lower.


What would be the energy transformations that occur when one tuning fork makes another tuning fork vibrate?

The some wave has the same frequency as the natural frequency of the tuning fork, the tuning fork is made to vibrate due to a process called resonance.


What does the tuning fork do to produce a sound wave in the air?

Most tuning forks are designed to resonate at 440 hertz when struck. That is the frequency of the A before middle C on a keyboard or the A string on a guitar, violin, etc. You just strike the tuning fork then adjust the tension on your A string until the string vibrates at the same frequency as the tuning fork. Then you tune the rest of your strings from the A string.


What can you get when you combine quartz sound magnets and a tuning fork?

A tuning fork combined with a quartz sound magnet.


What is it called when you hit one tuning fork and you hold the other tuning fork up close to it and the both of the tuning forks vibrate?

harmonic resonance


How did the tuning fork get its name?

It's purely descriptive: the item is fork-shaped and is used when tuning musical instruments.


What is turning fork?

A tuning fork is a U-shaped, usually made from steel, resonator that resonates at a specific pitch or frequency when struck. It is made to tune Musical Instruments as it resonates at a constant pitch for a duration of time. It usually creates an overtone before the sound fades away. This tool is rarely used, however, as there are electronic tuning devices that are much more accurate and easier to use than a tuning fork.