Pipe, organ

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OBJECT TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
DATE: 1880–1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0252.002

MANUFACTURER: Koenig, Rudolph
MODEL: SI 3
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN PIPES HAVE METAL FITTING FOR INTRODUCTION OF GAS, AND FLAME PORTS; METAL SCREWS; METAL END FLAPS ON.3-.4. DARK WOOD ON FOOT END COMPONENTS MAY BE MAHOGANY..1 &.4 RETAIN SOME OF ORIGINAL RUBBER TUBING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 36.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Acoustics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Koenig
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED C. 1890S +
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHYSICS LABORATORY AND CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION APPARATUS FROM MCMASTERUNIVERSITY. FOUNDED IN 1887 MCMASTER WAS ORIGINALLY A BAPTIST INSTITUTION, AND WAS LOCATED IN TORONTO. IN 1930 THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS STUDENT POPULATION OF 500 WAS MOVED TO HAMILTON, ONT. (REF. 1)
Function: USED WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT TO ANALYSE SOUNDS, FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES IN A CLASSROOM OR LABORATORY.
Technical: WOODEN ORGAN PIPES FITTED WITH OUTLETS FOR MANOMETRIC FLAMES. IN HIS MANOMETRIC FLAME APPARATUS, KOENIG USED A TUBE TO TRANSMIT SOUND TO A MEMBRANE, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WHICH A GAS SUPPLY FED A JET. VARIATIONS IN SOUND PRESSURE WERE TRANSMITTED TO THE FLAME, WHICH JERKED UP AND DOWN ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE SOUNDS RECEIVED. A CUBE OF MIRRORS WAS POSITIONED NEARBY, TO MAKE THE FLAME SHAPE MORE CLEARLY VISIBLE TO ALL OBSERVERS. (REF. 3) THE PIPES ARE PART OF A SET, PRODUCING TONES RE 3, MI 3, FA 3, SOL 3 (?), LA 3 AND UT 4 (MIDDLE C TO A, AND HIGH C.); PRESUMABLY A COMPLETE SET REPRODUCED THE FULL OCTAVE OF 9 TONES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamped " RUDOLPH KOENIG/ A PARIS " on one side and "UT 4".
Missing: From CA of 12/12/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: NATURAL WOOD FINISH. BLACK METAL FITTINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Koenig, Rudolph, Pipe, organ, circa 1880–1895, Artifact no. 1998.0252, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0252.002/

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