History of the Tuning Fork
The concept of the tuning fork arose out of a need to do two completely separate tasks: to tune instruments with precision pitch, and to differentiate between deafness that occurs within the middle ear and nerve deafness.
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History
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During the mid-1500s, hearing and sound-wave testing was being conducted using forks from the kitchen. By 1711, musician John Shore invented the tuning fork, which tied the two emerging technologies together.
Uses
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The tuning fork can be tuned to various vibrational frequencies. In addition to tuning instruments and testing sound waves, tuning forks are also used in quartz watches, as parts of musical instruments and in therapeutic healing.
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Types
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Tuning forks can be held in the hand and struck with a soft mallet, or they can be made to continuously vibrate using mechanical motors, electronics or electromagnetic energy.
Fun Fact
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When a tuning fork is struck, the sound is not easily heard under normal circumstances. But when the same tuning fork is struck and then held against something solid, such as a wooden block or table, the sound will be much more pronounced.
Theories/Speculation
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Natural and therapeutic healers use tuning forks for vibrational healing, such as tuning fork therapy, BioSonics and sonopuncture, which are forms of sound therapy that use tuning forks that are specifically tuned to the natural vibrational frequency of the human body.
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