Struycken Monochord
Struycken Monochord
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- Description
- The Struycken Monochord was designed by the Dutch otolaryngologist H. J. L. Struycken to measure the hearing limit for air- and boneconductivity. The inscriptions on this example read “Monochord nach Struycken-Schaeffer D.R.G.M.” and “H. Pfau, Inh. L. Lieberknecht, Berlin NW6.” The metal pieces are marked “H. Pfau” and “1307.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- monochord
- maker
- H. Pfau
- place made
- Germany: Berlin, Berlin
- Measurements
- overall: 1 5/8 in x 17 in x 5 3/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 43.18 cm x 14.605 cm
- ID Number
- PH.323690
- catalog number
- 323690
- accession number
- 249200
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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