steel tuning fork. The frequency decreases (becomes flat) with increasing temperature. Tuning forks are manufactured to have their correct pitch at a standard temperature. The standard temperature is now 20 °C, but 15 °C is an older standard. The pitch of other instruments is also subject to variation with temperature change.

Calculation of frequency

The frequency of a tuning fork depends on its dimensions and what it is made

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