Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 275
the current of air. 273. Reed instruments.—In reed instruments a simple elastic tonguesets the air in vibration. The tongue, which is either of metal or of wood, ismoved by a current of air. The mouthpieces of the oboe, the bassoon, theclarinet, the childs trumpet, are different applications of the… … Fig. 250 258 On Sound [273 lectures. It is fixed on the wind-chest Q of a bellows, and the vibrationsof the reed can be seen through a glass plate, E, fitting into the sides.A wooden horn, H, strengthens the sound. Fig. 253 shows the reed out of the pipe. It consists of four pieces : 1st,a…
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