Thank you Conrad for the definition. Aart On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:38 PM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > At 01:53 PM 2/1/2006 -0500, you wrote: >> Hello Susan and Cy. >> >> Am I understanding correctly that in "older" Bluthner piano tunings, >> the fourth string is tuned an octave higher than the unisons before >> the high treble break? >> >> Also, could you provide me with the definition of Aliquot strings. >> Is that the manufacturer or what the fourth string is called? >> >> Thanks again. >> >> Aart > > > Merriam-Webster online says: > > Main Entry:al·i·quot > [] > > Pronunciation:'a-l&-"kwät, -kw&t > Function:adjective > Etymology:Medieval Latin aliquotus, from Latin aliquot some, several, > from alius other + quot how many -- more at > <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/else>ELSE, > <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/quote>QUOTE > 1 : contained an exact number of times in something else -- used of a > divisor or part <5 is an aliquot part of 15> <an aliquot portion of a > solution> > 2 : <http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/fractional>FRACTIONAL <an aliquot > part of invested capital> > - aliquot noun > > > Translated into pianoese it could be (1) the agraffe which suspends > that 4th string and thus terminates that string at an even multiple of > the struck strings - unison and octave in the case of Blüthner, (2) > the string itself, or (3) a bar resting on the plate which produces > some higher number (but still, a whole integer) as found in the > "duplex scales" such as Steinway. > > > > <1481ac0.jpg> > > Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician > Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 > 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 > > - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, > - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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