A440 tuning fork

PART OF:: Three tuning forks giving calibrated standards of pitch

Made:: 1880

maker:: Alexander John Ellis

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A tuning fork giving calibrated standards of pitch A440 tuned by Ellis; on resonance box

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Category:: Acoustics

Object Number:: 1890-36/1

type:: tuning forks

credit:: Ellis, Alexander John

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A440 tuning fork

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