The History of Musical Pitch (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...vibrations, but not more, in supposing this mean temperature to be 59 F. It might thus be as high as Handel's pitch, A 422-5. A 419 9 (measured 4 A 209-931. MC5023 J0503 8, EC499-3 82-19. (Ellis.1 1715c, England. Roughly made old fork, belonging to Rev. G. T. Driffield, rector of Bow, possessor of Handel's fork, sec A 422-5. This is a large rude tenor fork, pyramidical at end of stem, difficult to measure as its beats in the octave could scarcely be counted for more than 6 sec. Mr. Driffield thinks it was made by John 8hore, the inventor of tuning forks, see Art 10 above. This 4 A would be the tuning string of the lute, and John 8hore was lutist to the Chapel Royal. MA4201 JA41882, EA 423 6% C5026, 82-20. (Ellis.) 1780, England, Winchester College organ, built by R. Harris 1681, and repaired by 8amuel Green, 1780. The C measured at Messrs. Bishop's works was a stopped diapason, and Mr. C. K. K. Bishop, put the tuning ears in the ordinary position, but he may have possibly flattened it. The tone of the pipe was very dull. The pipe was one of Green's. 8ee A 422-6. A421'3, MC504 0 JC5055, EC5010, 82-25 (Nake.) 1780, Austria, Vienna. Fork of the 8axon organ-builder, 8chulz, who lived in Vienna in Mozart's time, giving the pitch of organs then used. Herr Nake's full measure was 421-2885. A 421'2' Russia, sec Appendix No. 5. A 421'6. MC504 3 JC 505-9, EC501-3 8 2 26. (Nake and Ellis.l 1780, Vienna, pianos. Fork of Iterr 8tein, of Vienna, pianoforte maker to Mozart, in possession of his aon-in-law, 8treicher, the present great pianoforte maker at the same place. A copy of this fork, made for Herr Nake, was kindly lent to me by Frau Nake, and I measured it as above; Herr Nake had measured it as 421-3625. The difference is unimportant. Herr Nake usually cites it as ...