Symphonium. Culture: British. Dimensions: Width across top 61 mm (2 3/8 in.); Height 70 mm (2 3/4 in.), Depth including ring 37 mm (1 7/16 in.). Maker: Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875). Date: ca. 1835.Invented in 1829 by the physicist Charles Wheatstone-the famous discoverer of the electric "Wheatstone bridge"-the symphonium features two characteristics that he later used in his concertina: the same notes at pressure and suction, and alternative distribution of the diatonic tones to the right and left hand (C is for the right hand, D for the left, E for the right hand, etc.). The chromatic tones are the buttons of the outer row. The two groups of twelve buttons on each side produce a chromatic range from c1 to d3 (lacking d#1). The form of the instrument recalls a sheng without pipes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Symphonium. Culture: British. Dimensions: Width across top 61 mm (2 3/8 in.); Height 70 mm (2 3/4 in.), Depth including ring 37 mm (1 7/16 in.). Maker: Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875). Date: ca. 1835.Invented in 1829 by the physicist Charles Wheatstone-the famous discoverer of the electric "Wheatstone bridge"-the symphonium features two characteristics that he later used in his concertina: the same notes at pressure and suction, and alternative distribution of the diatonic tones to the right and left hand (C is for the right hand, D for the left, E for the right hand, etc.). The chromatic tones are the buttons of the outer row. The two groups of twelve buttons on each side produce a chromatic range from c1 to d3 (lacking d#1). The form of the instrument recalls a sheng without pipes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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