Chapter 22: Thanks
Victor was in a very bad mood at this time. If the harpsichord could not meet his needs, the newly written piano concerto could barely reach the level of playing in the chanting hall, and it was difficult for the nobles and music to come to listen to his concert. The home and critics are satisfied and admired, maybe they will be criticized by Wolf in "Music Review" afterwards, or they will never have the opportunity to be invited by the Musicians Association or Grand Duke to perform in the Chancellor Hall for the second time.
This kind of musician Victor has seen a lot. Every year, there are several outstanding musicians who ca n’t go from “excellent” to “famous” for a long time because of the first concert in the Chancellor Hall. The ranks have even been hit, and since then they have gradually become mediocre. As for the unlucky ones who despair and commit suicide because of the failure of the first chant hall concert, there is always one every two or three years. The spirit of musicians is sometimes very sensitive. , Slim and fragile.
Therefore, when hearing Lucian's blind interjection and being severely judged by Xavier, Victor couldn't help but be restless for a while, but he understood that Lucian wanted to help himself and was kind, so he suppressed his mellow voice and said: "Lucy Well, thank you for your idea, but if the combination of a harpsichord and an indoor percussion piano can solve all the problems, then it would have been solved. "
Rhein looked at Lucien with a smile, as if looking forward to his answer, while Lot, Herodotus, and Filith looked at Lucien in disgust, and interjected when several gentlemen discussed the issue. It is not a educated behavior, and he is still nonsense. They cursed lowly in their hearts: "Sure enough, they are rude and arrogant ignorant people from the slums."
Although in a short time, Lucien did not understand the two books of "Piano Making and Tuning" and "Principles of Modern Piano Machinery", and even only read the first ten pages, but the main differences between the two pianos and modern pianos I still saw the key point, and then compared the exposed structure of the opened harpsichord, I already have a draft of how to answer: "Maybe some mechanical devices can be used to enlarge the distance pressed by the fingers to cause the hammer to strike the string. The volume becomes louder. "
Lucian's vagueness completely positions himself as a poor man who accidentally heard of two ancient piano defects at the Musicians' Association and was affected by the atmosphere of Alto music in his daily life. Exact description, such as the magnitude of the vibration.
"Zoom in? How do you zoom in?" Xavier's eyes were more severe, and white eyebrows were squeezed together fiercely. These three hundred years of fierce development of the instrument, it is not that no one has a similar idea. No one will try again.
In the puzzled eyes of Victor, Rhein and others, Lucien took off a flute on the stand of the instrument, walked to the desk beside him, picked up a bottle of ink as a fulcrum, and demonstrated the principle of leverage: "I happened to I saw a farmer who used a wooden stick and a small stone to pry a large stone apart, and later found that life is full of this phenomenon. Doesn't this just enlarge the distance up and down? "
"So ..." Xavier did not refute, but thought: "But the speed of hitting the string has become slower ..." As a harpsichord maker, he soon discovered that such a change would Bring another problem.
Originally, it was just confusing and fun, but when Lucien demonstrated, Rhein became serious and serious. At this time, he took a step forward and smiled: "Very good, Lucien, you found the principle of leverage in your life. He is really good at observing and summarizing. "
On the surface, Baluchien seemed bewildered. He didn't seem to understand what Rhein was saying, but he was very surprised. Rinne knew and called the principle of leverage?
It seemed that Victor, Felice, Lot, and others, including Xavier, either didn't know it at all, or even noticed this phenomenon, they didn't sum it up and couldn't name it.
"The principle of leverage was summarized very early on the earth, and the general situation of the continent was derived from Aalto's standard of living. It was not a strange thing to find the principle of leverage. Perhaps it has already appeared in other countries on the mainland just because it is In a world pursuing divine magic and blood power, this knowledge spreads very slowly. "Lucian secretly speculated that the summary of this life phenomenon could not reach the taboos of the church. After all, a church with true divine magic is more important than the earth. I have a lot of self-confidence and haven't even suppressed the development of music, otherwise I dare not stand up and demonstrate.
Rhein saw the strange expressions of everyone and smiled gently and explained: "This is a phenomenon of life. I also heard about it when I was traveling in Holm. It has been discovered and summarized by local scholars for hundreds of years. It is called leverage. Principle, but Lucian, you noticed that no, the distance moved and the magnitude of the force are opposite. "
当然 "Of course I know." Lucian said silently, but a confused expression came out of his face, "Really? It turned out to be this way, can I get several of these levers together?"
Balusian is only ready to say that the three-level lever transmission method is not understandable by a poor person. As for whether he can inspire them, and to what extent, he cannot control it.
Rhein silver-eyed eyes suddenly flashed: "connected? Multilevel conduction? Try it." So he walked to the harpsichord, whispered with Xavier, and found out the quill and paper drawing. What is it.
Looking at this scene quietly, Lucian seemed to be as strange as Lot and Philise, but actually watched Rhein's behavior calmly, and said to himself: "He really is weird, it's by no means superficial. Violinist or bard. "
Viktor watched nervously and expectantly as Rhein and Xavier were busy. Later, he joined the discussion himself and provided professional advice for musicians.
In this way, Lucian, Lot, Philise and others were left by the door.
Lott was very interested in Lucien who caused such a change, and finally spoke to him: "In fact, I have seen this phenomenon before, but I have never thought deeply about it. Lucien you have a rare Quality. How did you think of it? "
Although Felice was also curious about Lucian, she pointed to the busy Rhein and Victor in the piano room: "Quiet. If you want to chat, just go downstairs." Then she turned her head and looked at the three men intently. Seriously busy scenes, I don't know what to watch.
She didn't reach the level of familiarity with Lucien, and was more interested in the reconstruction of the harpsichord, so she nodded, stopped talking, walked into the piano room, and looked at it at a moderate distance.
As for Herodotus, Colin, Renee and others, they were very unhappy with Lucien's limelight and felt dissatisfied and scorned. Naturally, he did not talk to him, but continued to look at Victor and others, hoping that the transformation would fail. Lucian was scolded.
Lucien was also very curious about the effect of the improvement of the harpsichord, and it was also related to the question of whether the borrowing of the dictionary would be successful, so he was not rushed, and carefully read "Piano Production and Tuning". In the two books of Principles of Modern Piano Machinery, the three-level lever transmission method is only an important point, but not the whole, of the difference between modern pianos and ancient pianos.
Uh ...
Hong Hong's loud, thick voice sounded in the piano room, then fell down, becoming delicate and soft, like a whisper at night.
"It's great, it's great." Victor's face was almost rosy and glowing, and his mood was very good. Although there were still many problems in the reform of the harpsichord, a crucial step had been taken, "Thank you You, Rhein, thank you, Mr. Xavier. "
Rhein smiled warmly: "It would be my honor to make a wonderful instrument."
Lucien, aside, became more and more affirmed by Rhein's eccentricity. Not only did he create a three-level lever transmission, but also combined with a shock lever system, which enabled this harpsichord to play quickly and continuously: "Fortunately, He hasn't worked out any other devices, otherwise I would have thought he had seen a modern piano. "
Victor gave Rhein and Xavier a warm hug, and walked in front of Lucien with his arms open and hugged Lucien: "Thank you also, Lucien. Without you, it would be difficult for us to go in this direction. Think. Thank you, Lord, for giving you the most crucial guidance at the most crucial moment. "
"Nothing, Mr. Victor, I just uttered my reckless thoughts, I didn't expect it would really work." Lucian was not used to hugging a man, a bit restrained.
Victor let go of Lucien, and laughed, and said sincerely, "Thank you anyway, Lucien, if you have any requirements, please make sure that I will be satisfied."
This sentence caused Lott, Felice, and Herodotus to look at Lucian with a little jealousy, and it was awesome to receive such thanks from Mr. Victor.
And without Mr. Victor's permission, Anne, Colin, and others who followed him to study music became even more envious and jealous. The meaning of this sentence is very clear, indicating that Mr. Victor is willing to accept Lucien as a real student— —The real students who study music, this is a good thing each of them dreams of.
Balussian was full of other thoughts and blurted out:
"Can you lend me the Common Dictionary?"
"Well." Rin couldn't help but laugh and whisper, this requirement was too low. Even the emotionally complex Lot and Philise and others bent their lips and laughed. Didn't Lucian understand Victor? What does sir mean?
Victor laughed very brightly, in his eyes, Lucian has become a simple and honest young man: "You can borrow the General Dictionary at any time, without any other requirements?"
Baluchien was very surprised by the reactions of Rhein, Felice, and others, and he was a little embarrassed. He was embarrassed to speak and felt that his requirements were too high. After all, Rhein completed the main idea and transformation.
呼 "Who, he finally knows how valuable Mr. Victor's gratitude is." This thought echoed in the hearts of Anne, Colin and others, and they looked at Lucian's expression with complex eyes.
Victor smiled amicably: "It's okay, Lucian, don't be shy, just ask."
Balusian nodded and asked sincerely:
"Mr. Victor, is there a tuition fee free for studying text?"
"Hahaha." Rin suddenly laughed, difficult to maintain his elegant image.