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20 of the dissertation
The Harpsichord: Its Timbre, Its Tuning Process, and Their Interrelations

Often Referenced Instruments

Abbreviation Boalch and Mould 1995 Characterization
EUCHMI (4301). Alexander Bertolotti, [Venezia],
Bertolotti BERTOLOTTI, A. 1585 (2) 1586. Italian polygonal virginal with separate outer
case.
EUCHMI (4484). Honofrio Guarracino, Napoli, 1678.
Guarracino GUARRACINO, H. 1678
Italian rectangular virginal.
EUCHMI (4308). Stephen Keene, London, 1668.
Keene KEENE, S. 1668
English rectangular virginal with separate outer case.
EUCHMI (4473). Franciscus de Paulinis, Rimini, 1725.
Paulinis FRANCISCUS (A). 1725
Italian harpsichord (2x8') with separate outer case.
EUCHMI (4345). Attrib. to Francesco Poggio, Firenze,
Poggio FEDERIGI(A), A. 1766 ca. 1620. Italian rectangular virginal with false inner /
outer construction.
Double manual harpsichord (2x8', 1x4') built by the
Reference author in 1989 from a Zuckerman – Ducornet kit
(model Flemish XV).
EUCHMI (4471). Bernardinus de Trasuntinis,
Trasuntinis TRASUNTINO, B. DE. 1574 [Venezia], 1574. Italian harpsichord (2x8') with
separate outer case.

Conventions, Abbreviations and Variables

Note names: CC, C, c, c' (middle C), c'', c''', …; F and C (italics): not octave
specific.
Instruments / registers: presumed to be 8', unless otherwise stated.
Interval names (used both as singular and plural):
M3, M10, m3: major third, major tenth, minor third
P4, P5: perfect fourth, perfect fifth — not to be confused with p4
and p5
Oct, Uni: (perfect) octave, unison (between two strings)
U.s: unison tuned from a sine wave
Specific intervals are denoted as (f', a'), (e, g#'), etc.
p1, p2, p3, …, pn (lower case «p»): partial 1, partial 2, partial 3, …, partial n.
*, ** and *** mark the level of significance of a p-value in statistical tests:
p-value asterisk codes verbals expressions
< .001 *** extremely significant, extremely unlikely
< .01 ** very significant, very unlikely
< .05 * significant, unlikely
In formulas: percentages are considered as real numbers between 0 an 1
the sin function accepts its argument in radians
#01, #02, …, #12: Each of the successively performed sequences in E01!E06.
E01, E02, …, E06: Numbers of the experiments described in part three.
Variables in italic. GLM explanatory and response variables in
COURIER NEW.
bbrt (back-converted biquadratic root transformed): In order to be subjected
to some statistical procedures which assume normal distribution,
variables such as minUDif or minUInt must be transformed. In this
case, their biquadratic root is used. After the statistic is performed,
results are back converted (raised to the power of four) and expressed
in the original units. (Sections 7.3.2.2 and 7.3.2.3)
BGP, BGP1, BGP2, …, BGPn (beat generating partials of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, …, nth
order): Each two partials (one of the bottom note, one of the top note)
that are matched in a just interval. For a P5 (frequency ratio 2 ÷ 3)
BGP1 are p3 of the low note and p2 of the high note, for BGP2 they
are p6 and p4, etc. (Section 4.2)
BGPn signed / unsigned difference: Difference in Hz between BGP
frequencies. If signed, a negative value indicates the interval is
narrower than expected.
BGPn signed / unsigned interval: Distance in ¢ between two BGP. If signed,
a negative value indicates the interval is narrower than expected.
DCP (distance to critical point): The (unsigned) difference between a plucking
ratio and the nearest integer. DCP values may range from .00 (the
string is plucked at a node) to .50 (the string is plucked exactly
between two nodes). Strings with DCP < .20 are considered mp cases.
(Section 1.3)
ef (estimated fundamental): The theoretical frequency of p1, computed from
F and B, taking into account regular (but not irregular) inharmonicity.
(Section 14.3)
ef.SInt (signed interval between estimated fundamentals). The size (in ¢) of an
interval between two ef, so that it is 0 ¢ for the intervals standard
value. (Chapter 15)
LoA (level of absence): The number of dB a partial is weaker than the
preceding one. (Section 1.3.1)
LoA.full (level of absence from full spectrum) As LoA, but using as a reference
the power of the full spectrum rather than the preceding partial.
(Chapter 16)
midrange pitch region: The central part of the compass of an instrument,
where the basis for tuning the instrument is usually set. (Chapter 10)
minSDif / minUDif (minimum signed / unsigned difference): The smaller of
the differences (in Hz) between the frequencies of BGP1 or those of
BGP2 (or BGPn). If signed, negative values mean the interval is on
the narrow side.
minSInt / minUInt (minimum signed / unsigned interval): The smaller of the
distances (in ¢) between BGP1 or between BGP2 (or BGPn). If
signed, negative values mean the interval is on the narrow side.
mp (missing partial): (1) A partial which, due to the plucking point of a string,
is expected to be either weak or absent in the vibration and sound
spectra. Formally, it requires that DCP < .20. (section 1.3.2)
(2) On a missing partial interval there is at least one BGP that is a mp
case. (Section 4.3)
n: The number of variates on which a statistic is based; or the number of a
mode of partial; also, order of BGP.
NA (non available): The corresponding value was not available, or was not
possible to compute because it depended on values which were not
available.
non-mp (non-missing partial interval): An interval which does not belong to
the mp category. (Section 1.3.2)
pd (plucking distance): The distance between the plucking point and the nut
or proximal bridge (harpsichords, spinets), or the left bridge
(virginals). (Section 1.1)
pitch, PITCH: (1) A note quantified as a number. 60 corresponds to c', 61 to
c#', etc. (2) referring to an interval, the pitch of its bottom note
(Section 10.2)
plRatio (plucking ratio): The ratio between sl and pd. (Section 1.1)
pp (plucking point): The point along the vibrating section of a string where it
is plucked. (Section 1.1)
pp% (plucking percentage): pd as a percentage of sl. In formulas, they
correspond to values between 0 ad 1 — e.g., for pp% = 32 a value of
.32 is to be used in calculations. (Section 1.1)
shiftn: Difference (in ¢) between the theoretical size of an interval, given B for
top and bottom notes, and its standard size, considering BGPn.
(Section 14.2)
sl (string length): Length of the vibrating section of the string, from (nut or)
bridge pin to bridge pin. (Section 1.1)
standard size: An intervals’s simplest frequency ratio, which would produce
exact BGP matching in a periodic sound — e.g. 3 ÷ 2, or 701.95 ¢ for
a P5. (Section 14.2)
targeted / untargeted: An interval tuned close enough / too far from its
theoretical size, the use of the correct cue being unlikely for the latter.
(Section 7.1)
ts1, ts2, tsn (time slice 1, time slice 2, time slice n) (section 6.6)