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A euphonicon is a variety of upright piano. The distinguishing feature of the euphonicon is that the iron harp frame projects from the body on the left, such that the bass strings are open to view. It also has unusual stringing and tuning arrangements, and an early example of drop-action. Rather than a single soundboard, it has three soundbases which imitate the appearance of the cello (behind the bass strings), viola (behind the tenor strings) and violin (behind the treble strings).

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  • A euphonicon is a variety of upright piano. The distinguishing feature of the euphonicon is that the iron harp frame projects from the body on the left, such that the bass strings are open to view. It also has unusual stringing and tuning arrangements, and an early example of drop-action. Rather than a single soundboard, it has three soundbases which imitate the appearance of the cello (behind the bass strings), viola (behind the tenor strings) and violin (behind the treble strings). (en)
  • Eufônico é um instrumento de cordas e teclado, semelhante ao piano, com cordas de harpa. A característica distintiva do eufônico é a presença de uma armação metálica da harpa, que se projeta à esquerda, de tal forma que as cordas médias e graves são vistas exteriormente, como na claviarpa. Ele também tem um encordamento incomum e modalidades de afinação, e um dos primeiros exemplos da ação suspensa. Ao invés de uma única caixa de ressonância, ele tem três que imitam a aparência do violoncelo (por trás das cordas graves), viola (atrás das cordas médias) e violino (atrás do cordas agudas). (pt)
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  • A euphonicon is a variety of upright piano. The distinguishing feature of the euphonicon is that the iron harp frame projects from the body on the left, such that the bass strings are open to view. It also has unusual stringing and tuning arrangements, and an early example of drop-action. Rather than a single soundboard, it has three soundbases which imitate the appearance of the cello (behind the bass strings), viola (behind the tenor strings) and violin (behind the treble strings). Although the euphonicon resembles a (claviharp) in appearance, the action strikes strings with hammers rather than plucking them. The euphonicon was invented by John Steward, Wolverhampton, in 1841 (patent no. 9023, granted in 1841) and manufactured by Frederick Beale and Company. It was never popular, but a number of examples exist in good condition in museum collections. An instrument advertised in Sydney as "Beal's [sic] Royal Patent Grand Pianoforte Euphonicon" with a compass of seven octaves, C to C, was described as "the instrument which attracted the universal attention of the musical world at the Great Exhibition . . . (having) the full length string of the horizontal grand without occupying more space than a semi-cottage . . . the richest quality of tone and elasticity of touch, (and) scarcely ever going out of tune, the atmosphere having no effect upon it." (en)
  • Eufônico é um instrumento de cordas e teclado, semelhante ao piano, com cordas de harpa. A característica distintiva do eufônico é a presença de uma armação metálica da harpa, que se projeta à esquerda, de tal forma que as cordas médias e graves são vistas exteriormente, como na claviarpa. Ele também tem um encordamento incomum e modalidades de afinação, e um dos primeiros exemplos da ação suspensa. Ao invés de uma única caixa de ressonância, ele tem três que imitam a aparência do violoncelo (por trás das cordas graves), viola (atrás das cordas médias) e violino (atrás do cordas agudas). Embora o eufônico seja semelhante a uma claviarpa aparentemente, a execução deste instrumento é diferente desta: faz tocar as cordas com martelos, em vez de tangí-las, como num cravo. O eufônico foi inventado por John Stewart, em Londres, em 1841 (patente no. 9023, concedido em 1841) e fabricados por Frederick Beale and Company. Ele nunca foi popular, mas uma série de exemplos existem em bom estado em coleções em museus. (pt)
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