Monday, August 21, 2017

Instrument Designed By Leonardo da Vinci Is Built For The First Time

"The unusual instrument is a hybrid of elements from a harpsichord, an organ and a viola da gamba. It looks like a harpsichord and has a set of strings, but rather than being plucked, the strings press against rotating wheels covered in horse hair – the same mechanism that produces sound in string instruments."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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