Very cool! Better than a tricorder. David - boldy going forward, cannot find reverse
David On 20 September 2010 19:44, David Tayler <[email protected]> wrote: > While on the subject of Louile, it is interesting that he adapted the > monochord to a KLO (Korg Like Object) > I suppose instead of a monochord it could be a tricorder. > Anyway, this pocket sized device was used to tune harpsichords, or > anything else. > It also highlights the difference between "theoretical" and "actual" > temperaments. > A theoretical temperament may or may not have been used, but a KLO > (there is a device made out of an organ pipe as well) gives us a step > closes to practical use. > The Loulie version gives us a system for French music around 1700, > the are also a number of surviving organ pipe tuners as well. > A citterm gives us a pretty good look at an actual temperament. > > You can see the monochord map for this device here > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loulie%27s_tuning_chart.jpg > and the pocket sized version here > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Small_sonometer_colored.jpg > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [email protected] www.davidvanooijen.nl *******************************
