Adiaphone

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The adiaphone ( Greek “the inevitable”, also called forked piano ) is a musical instrument from the keyboard family .

The Adiaphon was developed by the instrument maker Wilhelm Fischer in Leipzig and patented in 1882. It is a type of piano with six octaves and resembles a pianino . The tones are generated with the help of tuning forks , which makes the instrument indistinguishable. The sound of the adiaphone is spherical and resembles that of the glass harmonica , but is much quieter than this. Since the response is very slow, this instrument can only be used to play pieces that have been played.

literature

  • Adiaphone . In: Sibyl Marcuse : Musical Instruments: A Comprehensive Dictionary. A complete, authoritative encyclopedia of instruments throughout the world. Country Life Limited, London 1966, p. 4