Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 113
spressed a little hammer flies up and strikes a steel string,wliich gives out its own definite note. The keys at the left-hand or bass end give notes of lower pitch than do those atthe right-hand or treble end; and we observe that the stringswhich give the low notes are longer and heavier than… … TTT Fig. 126.—A sonometer, consisting of stretc-hed strings over a thin wooden box.By means of a bridge we can use any part of a string. pins near the ends of the instrument, and then pass overfixed bridges near them. The tension of a string can bealtered by turning the pins with a key, or we may…
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