Victor was in a very bad mood at this time. If he could not make the harpsichord meet his needs, then the newly written piano concerto would barely reach the level of performance in the chant hall, and it would be difficult for the nobles who came to listen to his concert to enjoy the music.
The critics praised it with satisfaction, and maybe it will be criticized by Wolf in the "Music Review" afterwards. Maybe there will never be a chance to be invited by the Musicians Association or the Archduke to perform in the Psalm Hall for the second time in the future.
Victor has seen many such musicians. Every year, there are several outstanding musicians who cannot go from "excellent" to "famous" for a long time because their first concert in the Psalm Hall did not achieve the success they imagined.
Some even suffered a blow and have gradually become mediocre since then. As for the unlucky guy who commits suicide in despair because of the failure of his first Psalm Hall concert, there is always one every two or three years. The spirit of musicians is indeed very sensitive sometimes.
, delicate and fragile.
Therefore, when he heard Lucien blindly interjecting and being harshly judged by Xavier, Victor couldn't help but feel irritated, but he understood that Lucien wanted to help him and had good intentions, so he suppressed his mellow voice and said: "Lucien
Well, thank you for your idea, but if combining the harpsichord and the chamber clavichord could solve all the problems, the matter would have been solved long ago."
Rhine looked at Lucien with a half-smile, as if expecting his answer, while Lott, Herodotus, Phyllis, etc. looked at Lucien with disgust and interrupted when the gentlemen were discussing the issue.
, was not an educated behavior, and he was still talking nonsense. They all cursed in their hearts: "He is indeed a rude, arrogant and ignorant person from the slums."
Although in just a short while, Lucien did not understand much about the two books "Piano Production and Tuning" and "Modern Piano Mechanical Principles", and even only read the first dozen pages, but the main differences between the two types of pianos and modern pianos
, I still roughly saw the key points, and compared with the exposed structure of the harpsichord that had been opened, I already had an idea of how to answer: "Perhaps some mechanical devices can be used to enlarge the distance of finger pressing, so that the hammer strikes the strings and causes
The volume becomes louder.”
Lucien spoke vaguely, completely positioning his level as a poor man who accidentally heard about two clavichord defects at the Musicians Association and was influenced by Alto's music atmosphere in his daily life. He did not use more
Precise description, such as vibration amplitude, etc.
"Zoom in? How to zoom in?"
No one will try again.
Under the puzzled eyes of Victor, Rhine and others, Lucien took off a flute from the instrument stand, walked to the desk nearby, picked up a bottle of ink as a fulcrum, and demonstrated the principle of leverage: "I accidentally
I once saw a farmer using a wooden stick and small stones to pry open a large rock. Later, I discovered that life is full of such phenomena. Doesn't this just magnify the distance between up and down?"
"In this way..." Xavier did not refute, but thought: "But the speed of striking the strings becomes slower..." As a harpsichord maker, he quickly discovered that such a change would
brought about other problems.
Originally it was just for fun, but during Lucien's demonstration, Rhine became serious and serious. At this time, he took a step forward and said with a smile: "It's great, Lucien, you actually discovered the principle of leverage in life.
He is really good at observing and summarizing.”
Lucien was at a loss on the surface, as if he didn't understand what Rhine was talking about, but inside he was very surprised. Rhine actually knew and called it the lever principle?
It seems that Victor, Phyllis, Lott and others, including Xavier, either don't know about it at all, or even if they have noticed this phenomenon, they have not summarized it and cannot name it.
"The Leverage Principle was summarized very early on the earth. Based on Aalto's living standards and deducing the general situation on the continent, it is not a strange thing to find the Leverage Principle. Perhaps it has already appeared in other countries on the mainland, just because it is
In a world that pursues divine arts and bloodline power, this kind of knowledge spreads very slowly." Lucien secretly speculated that the summary of this life phenomenon did not meet the taboos of the church. After all, the church with real divine arts is comparable to the ones on earth.
I have a lot of self-confidence, and I haven’t even suppressed the development of music, otherwise I wouldn’t have dared to stand up and demonstrate.
Seeing everyone's strange expressions, Rhine explained with a gentle smile: "This is a life phenomenon. 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 Lucien, you have not noticed that the distance moved and the magnitude of the force are opposite."
"Of course I know." Lucien said silently, but there was a confused expression on his face, "Is it true? Is it like this? Can we get several of these levers together?"
Lucien was only prepared to say this. The three-level lever transmission method was not something that a poor person could understand. As for whether he could enlighten them and to what extent, he could not control it.
Rhine's silver-moon-like eyes suddenly lit up: "Connected together? Multi-level conduction? You can try it." Then he walked to the harpsichord, discussed with Xavier in a low voice, and found a quill pen and paper drawings.
What are you wearing?
Watching this scene quietly, Lucien seemed to be as strange as Lot and Phyllis, but in fact he was calmly observing Rhine's actions, and said to himself: "He is indeed weird, and it is definitely not what he seems on the surface.
fiddle player or minstrel.”
Victor watched Rhine and Xavier busy with nervousness and anticipation, and later even joined the discussion himself to provide professional advice from musicians.
As a result, Lucien, Lott, Phyllis and others were left by the door.
Lott was full of interest in Lucien who had caused such a change, and finally spoke to him: "Actually, I have seen such a phenomenon before, but I have never thought about it deeply. Lucien, you have a rare
Quality. How did you think of it at that time?”
Although Phyllis was also a little curious about Lucien, she pointed to Rhine and Victor who were busy in the piano room: "Quiet. If you want to chat, go downstairs." Then she turned her head and looked at the three men intently.
It's a very busy scene and I don't know what I'm looking at.
Lott was not yet familiar with Lucien, and he was more interested in the modification of the harpsichord, so he nodded, stopped talking, walked into the piano room, and watched from a moderate distance.
As for Herodotus, Colin, Renee and others, they were unhappy with Lucien's limelight and felt dissatisfied and contemptuous. Naturally, they did not talk to him, but continued to look at Victor and others, vaguely hoping that the transformation would fail.
, Lucien was scolded.
Lucien was also very curious about what effect the modification of the harpsichord could achieve, and it was also related to the question of whether he could borrow a dictionary later, so he took his time and read "Piano Making and Tuning" carefully beside him.
In the two books "Modern Piano Mechanical Principles", the three-stage lever transmission method is only an important point that distinguishes modern pianos from ancient pianos, but not all.
…………
A loud, deep voice rang out in the piano room, then dropped, becoming delicate and soft, like a whisper in the night.
"That's great, it's really great." Victor's face was so rosy that it almost glowed, and he was in a very good mood. Although there were still many problems in transforming the harpsichord, he had already taken a crucial step, "Thank you.
You, Rhine, thank you, Mr. Xavier."
Rhine smiled warmly: "It would be an honor for me if I could make a wonderful musical instrument."
Lucien on the side became more and more convinced of Rhine's weirdness. Not only did he come up with a three-stage lever transmission, but he also combined it with a re-vibration lever system, allowing the harpsichord to be played quickly and continuously: "Fortunately,
He hasn’t come up with other devices yet, otherwise, I would have thought he had seen a modern piano.”
After Victor gave Rhine and Xavier a warm hug respectively, he walked up to Lucien, opened his arms and hugged Lucien: "Thank you too, Lucien. Without you, it would be difficult for us to go forward in this direction.
I want to thank you Lord for giving us the most critical guidance at the most critical moment."
"It's nothing, Mr. Victor, I just expressed my reckless idea. I didn't expect it to actually work." Lucien was not used to hugging a man, so he was a bit restrained.
Victor let go of Lucien, laughed loudly, and said sincerely: "No matter what, thank you, Lucien. If you have any requests, feel free to ask for them. I will definitely satisfy them if they can be met."
This sentence made Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus all look at Lucien with slight jealousy. It was great to receive such thanks from Mr. Victor.
Anne, Colin and others who had not yet obtained Mr. Victor's permission to study music with him were even more envious and jealous. The meaning of this sentence was very clear to them, indicating that Mr. Victor was willing to accept Lucien as a real student -
—To be a true student of music, this is a good thing that every one of them dreams of.
Lucien's mind was filled with other thoughts and he blurted out:
"Can you lend me the Common Language Dictionary?"
"Pfft." Rhine couldn't help but chuckle. This request was really too low. Even Lott, Phyllis and others with complicated emotions curled up their lips and laughed. Didn't Lucien understand that Victor
What do you mean, sir?
Victor laughed very freely. In his eyes, Lucien had become a simple and honest young man: "You can borrow the "Universal Language Dictionary" at any time. Do you have any other requirements?"
Lucien was very surprised by the reactions of Rhine, Phyllis and others. He was a little hesitant and embarrassed to speak. He felt that his requirements were too high. After all, the main idea and transformation was completed by Rhine.
"Huh, he finally knows how valuable Mr. Victor's thanks are." This thought echoed in the hearts of Anne, Colin and others, and they looked at Lucien's expression with complicated eyes.
Victor smiled mellowly: "It's okay, Lucien, don't be shy, just bring it up."
Lucien nodded and asked sincerely:
"Mr. Victor, can I get free tuition for learning Chinese characters?"
"Hahaha." Rhine suddenly laughed, unable to maintain his elegant image.