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In the Piano

Piano Bluthner équipé du système Aliquot (breveté en 1873): ajout d'une quatrième corde, non frappée par le marteau, qui résonne par sympathie en étant accordée à l'unisson et qui permet de développer des harmoniques colorées dans le medium aigu et l'aigu./ Piano Bluthner equipped Aliquot System(patented in 1873) Aliquot systems use an additional (hence fourth) string in each note of the top three piano octaves. This string is slightly higher than the other three strings so that it is not struck by the hammer. Whenever the hammer strikes the three conventional strings, the aliquot string vibrates sympathetically. Aliquot stringing broadens the vibrational energy throughout the instrument, and creates an unusually complex and colorful tone.

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Uploaded on September 24, 2016
Taken on September 17, 2016