The International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) is the latest of six temperature scales adopted by the Commite International des Poids et Mesures (CIPM) and the only one recommended for current use. It is defined by assigning a precise temperature value to 17 fixed points and the election of the interpolating instruments and equations. One of these fixed points is the gallium melting point (302.4196 K). This point, if used correctly, could help to elucidate problems associated with the reproduction of other fixed points. In this paper we describe an apparatus used for the reproduction of this point under calorimetric conditions. The plateaus obtained in the result are compared with those obtained using a traditional method. The reproducibility and repeatibility of this fixed point using this apparatus are also discussed.