All, I've analyzed an aluminum tuning fork in the free free state to determine how well the Elmer predicted natural frequencies match up with real life.
Results are accurate to within 3% of measured frequencies. See files attached, and my full explanation here:
http://justinablack.com/tuning_fork_freqs/
Tuning Fork Natural Freqencies vs Real Life, Free-Free
Tuning Fork Natural Freqencies vs Real Life, Free-Free
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