- Octophone
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Octophone String instrument Classification String instrument (plucked), (strummed) Hornbostel–Sachs classification 321.322
(Composite chordophone)Related instruments - Bowed and plucked string instruments
- Mandolin
- Mandola
- Irish bouzouki
The octophone (or octofone) is a stringed musical instrument related to the mandola family resembling an octave mandolin.[1] It gained fame as a novelty instrument in the 1930s being declared as "eight instruments in one".[2]
Tuning
The tuning is done with the machine heads located on the headstock, much like other stringed instruments, and the strings are paired like the mandolin and 12-string guitar.
Common tunings include:[3]
- Standard, G d a e'
- Chicago, d g b e'
- "Guitar", d'/d g'/g b/b e'/e'
- Alto mando, c g d' a'
Perfume organ
An unrelated instrument, also called "octophone" was an instrument invented by a French chemist, in which the keys of a keyboard activated one of 46 perfume fragrances.[4]
References
- ^ http://musicaviva.com/encyclopedia/display.html?phrase=octofone
- ^ http://www.minermusic.com/cc/jbrock.htm
- ^ http://musicaviva.com/encyclopedia/display.html?phrase=octofone#instrument-tunings
- ^ Forum. Forum Pub. Co.. 1913. pp. 217–. http://books.google.com/books?id=bW4oZmW3mBQC&pg=PA217. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
Categories:- Mandolin family instruments
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