D'Addario Accessories Tuning Fork

Great quality

For those concerned about it being hard to hear, you need to be aware that you’re supposed to tap it on your knee, then hold the rounded bottom against the body of your guitar and your entire guitar will ring an “E”.A great product!

This is the perfect Tone and produces precise sound and quality.

It sounds nice and works well. To the the best of my knowledge this is actually 439 Hz. Not 440 Hz but close enough for me. I have been playing for 40 years and I don't need absolute precision.A guitar teacher I had many years ago taught me how to use a tuning fork. I like using one and find that it really helped me learn better pitch.I still like my clip on Snark tuner, but I find trying to tune by ear is really helpful in the long run.

This is a great product, all music students should have one! Easy to use and maintains pitch. I'm still using this product today (2024)! Definitely worth it!Only concern is that the little red rubber band on the handle does come loose and will come off easily.

Electronic tuners are fantastic, but folks were using tuning forks before the electronic tuners were invented. I think that was the first thing my guitar teacher taught me some 50 years ago: strike the tuning fork on your knee and hold the end of the tuning fork on the bridge of the guitar, then you can hear the reference note easily. Using the E (not the 440 A) makes it much easier. The tuning fork even works with electric guitars (with the amp turned on) by holding the vibrating forks close to the pickups, though admittedly it’s clumsier than an electronic tuner. So I stuck one of these tuning forks in the compartment of each of my acoustic guitar cases in case I forgot to bring a clip-on tuner…or the battery in the tuner is dead. I sewed up a makeshift pouch out of brightly colored felt to stick the tuning fork in so it won’t rattle against a capo or anything else in the compartment. Oh, I got four of these and checked them with an electronic tuner and they were all perfectly in pitch.

Worth paying more for. First thing I noticed was how long the note will ring out for. Compared to a cheap tuning fork, they just don't sound for long, so you're having to tap it sooner to get it ringing again.

Smaller than I expected. Picture of hand holding tuning fork very misleading. Actually only 3 3/8". Tone is accurate but even with a resonator box, the sound is dim with short sustain.