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MONOCHORD (Gr. ovb op6ov, rcavwv ovvucos) : med. Lat. monochordum), an instrument having a single string
by the ancient Greeks for tuning purposes and for measuring the scale arithmetically. The monochord, as it travelled westwards during the middle
long board, or narrow rectangular box, over which was stretched the single string
sound
drawn
bridge
violin
note of absolutely correct pitch on being twanged by fingers or plectrum. In order the better to seize the relation of various intervals, a second string tuned to the same note , but out of reach of the bridge
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