Noun
An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn example of the same two notes expressed regularly, in an 8va bracket, and in a 15ma bracket Six octaves on a monochord In writing, a specific octave is often indicated through the addition of a number after the note letter name. Source: Internet
Early clavichords frequently had many notes played on each string, even going so far as the keyed monochord an instrument with only one string—though most clavichords were triple- or double-fretted. Source: Internet
Other names refer to the monochord -like nature of a fully fretted clavichord (It. monacordo or monocordo; Sp. monacordio). Source: Internet
He presented his own divisions of the tetrachord and the octave, which he derived with the help of a monochord. Source: Internet
This legend has since proven to be false by virtue of the fact that these ratios are only relevant to string length (such as the string of a monochord ), and not to hammer weight. Source: Internet
Thomas S. Christensen, The Cambridge history of western music theory p207, Cambridge University Press In 1630 Johann Faulhaber published a 100 cent monochord table, which contained several errors due to his use of logarithmic tables. Source: Internet