The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Complete


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eighth. Lines 9-16 are at the bottom in the middle. The remainder of  
the text is at the side of the drawing at the bottom.]  
A square drum of which the parchment may be drawn tight or slackened  
by the lever a b [5].  
A drum for harmony [6].  
[7] A clapper for harmony; that is, three clappers together.  
[
9] Just as one and the same drum makes a deep or acute sound  
according as the parchments are more or less tightened, so these  
parchments variously tightened on one and the same drum will make  
various sounds [16].  
Keys narrow and close together; (bicchi) far apart; these will be  
right for the trumpet shown above.  
a must enter in the place of the ordinary keys which have the ...  
in the openings of a flute.  
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Tymbals to be played like the monochord, or the soft flute.  
[6] Here there is to be a cylinder of cane after the manner of  
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