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Scientific American, Vol. 87, No. 15 (October 1902) (1902)

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e piano consists primarily of two parts—a tapered foot and Watent in order to obtain great sonority; for the instru- a plate so inclined that it lies flat against the rim. ment responds at once with little effort. From this design it follows that the greater the strain Department^ The construction… … DETAIL VIEW OF SOUNDING-BOARD RIM AND TENSION to interpretive skill, but much of it was also due to the construction of the sounding-boards of the two RODS his instrument. instruments will give a satisfactory explanation. The sounding-board of a violin has a permanent tions. The sounding-board…

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