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music-glossary: tuning fork

 
 1.325 tuning fork
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 ES: diapasón [de horquilla], I: diapason, corista, F: diapason, D:
 Stimmgabel, NL: stemvork, DK: stemmegaffel, S: stämgaffel, FI:
 viritysavain, äänirauta.
 
    A two-pronged piece of steel used to indicate an absolute pitch,
 usually for _A_ above middle C (440 cps/Hz), which is the international
 tuning standard.  Tuning forks for other pitches are available.
 
 
 See also
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    middle C.
 

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