This is really interesting. In some respects, then, the Rhodes electronic piano is actually an electric Dulcitone, since the tine/resonating bar assembly of the Rhodes constitutes a tuning fork, albeit with unequal arms. Kent On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:10 AM, <JWyatt1492 at aol.com> wrote: > Hello to All. > > The original Dulcitone was made by > Thomas Machell in Scotland in the late > 1800s. > > It has a nice sound, as the tuning forks > are mounted into the soundboard. > > The legs fold under and the single pedal > operates dampers connected to the case > and action by a string. The action is a > fairly simple one. > > I am working on getting one of these very > unique musical instruments for display in > our Museum for the 2011 Convention > > Wish me luck. > > Jack Wyatt > > > > ------------------------------ > Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" > on AOL Food<http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002> > . > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080609/77f10531/attachment.html
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