This set consists of four wooden organ pipes with bodies of various shapes:
2013.ph.611.1 is tetrahedral;
2013.ph.611.2 is cubical;
2013.ph.611.3 is cylindrical,
2013.ph.611.4 is spherical.
These bodies are all of equal volume, and each have a round hole cut into one of their surfaces. Attached to each body is a mouthpiece.
Accession Number: 2013.ph.611.1-4
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Primary Materials: Wood
Each mouthpiece is marked “110” near its base. Each pipe body is marked “RUDOLPH KOENIG A PARIS” and “110.”
2013.ph.611.1: Height=18, Width=13, Length=14.5; 2013.ph.611.2: Height=14, Width= 17.5, Length=7.6; 2013.ph.611.3: Height=14, Width=17.8, Length=8; 2013.ph.611: Height=14, Width=20, Length=9.5
These pieces are meant to demonstrate that equal volumes produce similar sounds.
Good. There are a few minor scratches and chips on the bodies of the pipes, and the varnish is worn in places.
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Manufacturer: Rudolph Koenig
Date of Manufacture: Mid-nineteenth century
University of Toronto Physics Department
Patalony, David. Altered Sensations: Rudolph Koenig’s Acoustical Workshop in Nineteenth-Century Paris. New York: Springer, 2009, 253-154.
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