The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 766
1. Loosen all the strings butone—preferably one of the middlestrings. Pluck or bow it first ex-actly in the middle and then closeto one end, listening carefully.There is a difference in the sound,which has more twang when thestring is plucked at the ends. Thisis because the note given by thestring… … Sonometer. exactly on the middle of the string,and sound it again. The noteheard will be an octave higher thanthe original note. Touch the fingerlightly to the same spot, and soundthe note as before. The result willbe the same, but by looking closelyit will be seen that both halves ofthe string are…
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