Metronome


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 Code Number :   3A10.21  

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Condition :   Good  
Principle :   Keeping the Beat  
Area of Study :  Acoustics  
Equipment :   Metronome, Electronic Metronome.
Procedure :   The metronome is nothing more than an adjustable pendulum that can be set to a constant time interval.  Two or three times a year the wooden case of the metronome should be oiled as it will crack and break if the wood dries out and shrinks.  

The electronic metronome can be regulated by adjusting the knob.  Audible clicks should be heard.

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   References

Manfred Euler, "Hands-on Synchronization: An Adaptive Clockwork Universe", TPT, Vol. 44, # 3, March 2006, p. 173.

 

James Pantaleone, "Synchronization of Metronomes", AJP, Vol. 70, # 10, Oct. 2002, p. 992.

 

So-1:  Freier and Anderson,  A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.

 

Mail Questions and Comments to:  Dale Stille