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Scan 53
Notes on the Construction of the Violin, 1902
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1for the pine 669 vibrations and for the sycamore 512 vibrations. The note of the pine is only about a semi-tone below; but the note of the sycamore is considerably higher than the corresponding notes in Savart's rods.
3The sycamore used in this experiment has a wide "curl" (about seventeen curls in the length of the rod); but on repeating the experiment with a piece of sycamore obtained from another dealer, and having a narrow curl (about forty-five curls in the length of the rod), it gave the note equal to 856 vibrations; or, reduced to the dimensions of Savart's rods, 428 vibrations; or
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