Ruler Music was orginally developed in the 12th century by its founders

Gregorious Amadeus Aroutiunian, and his assistant, Georgirificus Parkes.

The art of playing the Ruler is very distinct from its neighbouring
instruments, most notably the pencil and rubber. The art lies in being able
to correctly judge the distance from the edge of the tafel, also known to the
common peasant as the table. There have been many different variations
on the instrument, from the early renassaince ruler, followed by the late
baroque versions, the ruler has largely been neglected by the masses, and
as a result, has been assigned to the mundane activity of aiding humans to
measure gaps between objects. In recent decades,the ruler has been
through many different developments, and its component materials has
changed greatly, from the 12th century pine all the way to the 21st century
Kevlar compounds with titanium diphosphate core, which allows for greater
flexibility in different conditions. The specific compounds has been subject
to debate in recent months, following the Kazakhstan Ruler Confederation,
which is held every 6 years to decide upon the future of this unique form of
music. The recent consensus has been to use a 18 cm ruler, for improved
tone capacity and frequency range. The standard settings allow the rulerist
to cover a range of 3 octaves with the standard 18 cm ruler, but as the
technology improves, there is a capacity for more octaves to be fitted in.