The frequency of the weighted tuning forks is transmitted over your nervous system and calms you down. In tuning fork therapy the human body works as the resonator. The weighted tuning forks work way better when you apply them to a resonator. On the other hand, the weighted tuning forks are considered to enhance the transmitted vibrations. The unweighted tuning forks also help to remove lower vibrations that are no longer useful to you. The unweighted tuning forks are used to make distorted waves in phase. In order to heal chakra and energy issues, therapists often use unweighted tuning forks. After aligning with your body’s vibrations the tuning forks sound vibrations travel deep inside your body to heal the affected areas. The tuning fork vibrations naturally align with your body’s vibrations.The tuning fork produces different vibrations that align with your body’s natural vibrations.The therapist strikes the tuning fork and then passes it over your affected area of the body.The therapist asks you to lie down on a table in a relaxed position.The tuning fork therapy includes the following steps. Some skilled practitioners use tuning forks to heal human body problems. 2.1 Ready? Here Are The Steps You Need To Follow:.Thus, the inscribed number is actually twice the frequency of the tuning fork. You will notice that the frequencies have the units of vs (vibrations/sec) and the number indicates the number of vibrations from the equilibrium point rather than our present day reckoning of frequency, which is cycles/second (cps). It is for this reason that the tuning forks which bear his stamp are so universally sought, and, when secured, are so highly prized.' Zahm (McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1892): 'The making of a perfect instrument-especially if that instrument be a tuning fork or a wave siren-is for Dr. It appears that they were quite valued even when new as is evidenced by this quote from Sound and Music, by J.A. Needless to say, these tuning forks are priceless antiques and should be treated as such. in Paris (owned by Koenig's father-in-law). Rudolph Koenig (they're inscribed with his initials) and sold by Marloye & Co. Most of ours are not aluminum and were made in the 1850's by Dr. Modern tuning forks are typically some hard aluminum alloy. This requires a special metal alloy (ordinary steel won't work, for example). A good tuning fork will 'ring' for a couple of minutes. The resonant case was added subsequently by a French instrument-maker, Marloye. The tuning fork was invented by John Shore, a trumpeter in the service of George I of England, in 1711, nearly three hundred years ago. In England the notes were named after the first letters of the alphabet. In Italy do was substituted in place of ut, because it was easier to pronounce in singing. The seventh syllable, si, was added in 1684 by Lemaire. They are the beginnings of words which occur in a hymn to Saint John the Baptist, and are as follows: ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la. Being made in France, these tuning forks have the French inscriptions the first six notes bear the names given by the monk Guy of Aresso in 1026.

The Equal Tempered Chromatic Scale has A 3=440 which makes C 3=261.63 The notes of the scale are variously designated in different countries. * These notes are based on the Scientific or Diatonic Scale in which C 3=256, thus making computations simple. Tonic 1st overtone of our fundamental frequency one of these forks is tunable The following table lists the various frequencies that we have available with comments. The simultaneous receding and approaching (via a blackboard reflection) tones of the tuning fork interfere and produce beats (from the students' frame of reference). Alternatively, beats may be produced by walking briskly away from the class towards the blackboard with tuning fork in hand. One of the 256 Hz tuning forks is also adjustable in frequency so that beats may by heard when it is sounded simultaneously with a regular 256 Hz fork. Additionally, a frequency analyzer shows a single frequency component (however, if the gain is turned up high, you may also see the frequency components due to the resonances of the sound box or harmonics of the tuning fork if it was whacked too hard).

A microphone/preamp/scope setup may be used to visually demonstrate the pure sinusoidal sound wave. Selection of mounted tuning forks and rubber hammer.Įach tuning fork is mounted on a wooden sound box to amplify the sound (they're very difficult to hear without the box).

Frequencies of tuning forks