Scaling

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:12:28 -0600


Del,
At 07:59 4/3/98 -0800, you wrote:

> The ensuing mechanical linkage would be something that only Rube Goldberg's
>mother could love.

The linkage inside a harp is a Goldberg dream, indeed!  Those concert harps
only have  seven pedals with three positions to control single strings.

Just imagine linkages for twelve pedals, each controlling up to three
strings, and having multiple positions to correspond with multiple
temperaments.  Uff Da!

Conrad

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