cubical organ pipe
Date: circa 1865
Inventory Number: 1997-1-1939b
Classification: Organ Pipe
Subject:
Maker: Rudolph Koenig (1832 - 1901)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
13.6 x 8.4 x 11.8 cm (5 3/8 x 3 5/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Material:
Bibliography:
Catalogue des appareils d'acoustique construits par Rudolph Koenig
Catalogue des appareils d'acoustique
Description:
One of a set of four mahogany organ pipes shaped as polyhedrons. This one is shaped as a cube.
It is stamped on the side in white: 22-20.
An oval paper sticker reads: 20-12-11.
These relate to Harvard inventory numbers.
It is stamped on the side in white: 22-20.
An oval paper sticker reads: 20-12-11.
These relate to Harvard inventory numbers.
In Collection(s)
Signedblind stamped on mouth piece: RUDOLPH KOENIG / À PARIS
FunctionThe organ pipes in this set all have equal volume in spite of their different shapes. They were used to demonstrate that pitch is determined by the mass and volume of air moved, not by the shape of the resonating cavity.
Primary SourcesRudolph Koenig, Catalogue des appareils d'acoustique (Paris, 1865), 20, no. 110.
Rudolf Koenig, Catalogue des appareils d'acoustique (Paris, 1889), 45-46, no. 110
John A. Zahm, Sound and Music (Chicago, 1892), 236-237.
Rudolf Koenig, Catalogue des appareils d'acoustique (Paris, 1889), 45-46, no. 110
John A. Zahm, Sound and Music (Chicago, 1892), 236-237.
