Oops! I didn’t read all previous posts. My bad!
> Op 12 nov. 2017, om 15:56 heeft Lex van Sante <[email protected]> het
> volgende geschreven:
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> Thomas Mace was deaf in his later years. He pressed his front teeth against
> the edge of the soundboard and thus was able to hear what he was playing. He
> describes this in his Musicks’ Monument in 1676.
>> Op 12 nov. 2017, om 15:33 heeft G. C. <[email protected]> het volgende
>> geschreven:
>>
>> Very interesting discourse about Beethoven's deafness, several more
>> available (in german) on YT. Thanks for the link Markus. Although it
>> doesn't specify the nature of the hearing aid connected to the piano
>> which was used, I assume that all hasn't yet been said in this matter.
>> G.
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Markus Lutz <[1][email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure that this is a myth.
>> There is a youtube video in German by the medical society of Mainz
>> about Beethoven's deafness and his relation to Johann Nepomuk Mälzel
>> (the inventor of the metronome).
>> Beethoven used his ear trumpets and Mälzel also constructed a
>> mechanism that was set on the piano and transported the sound directly
>> to the ear (around 46m).
>> [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Lj8Qy2Ilk&t=2965s
>> Best regards
>> Markus
>> Am 11.11.2017 um 23:31 schrieb G. C.:
>>
>> A myth then apparently. Interesting though, that:
>> The "phenomenon" of bone conduction is generally credited as
>> being
>> discovered in the 1500s (though some say it can be traced back
>> to
>> around 2AD). A physician, mathematician, philosopher and
>> all-around
>> brilliant fella' by the name of Girolamo Cardano noticed that it
>> was
>> possible to hear through a rod or spear when placed between the
>> teeth.
>> He detailed his findings in his controversial publication De
>> Subtilitate, but the information hadn't really been applied to
>> anything, let alone to help the deaf or hearing-impaired, until
>> later.
>> G.
>> On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 7:44 PM, John Mardinly
>> <[1][3][email protected]> wrote:
>> Beethoven's deafness was caused by "inner ear" problems,
>> sometimes
>> called labyrinthitis, a form of nerve deafness, not mechanical
>> problems, such as damage to the eardrum or the small bones of
>> the inner
>> ear. As such, it is unlikely that the bone conduction would have
>> been
>> any use to him.
>> A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.
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>>
>> 1. mailto:[email protected]
>> 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Lj8Qy2Ilk&t=2965s
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>> 6. mailto:[email protected]
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