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LicensePyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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Pyrophone, patented and made by Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873
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Pyrophone, wood, metal, glass, Frédéric Kastner, France, 1873.
Patented by the Strasbourg-born musician and scientist Frédéric Kastner in 1873, the pyrophone was a musical instrument in which flames encased in pipes similar to those of a traditional organ were used to produce musical notes. Kastner took advantage of Dr B Higgins’ 1777 discovery that a hydrogen flame positioned at the lower end of glass tube could produce a note. This, combined with his musical knowledge (his father was the composer Jean-Georges Kastner), allowed him to create a “Fire Organ”, as the instrument was also known.
Details
- Category:
- Acoustics
- Object Number:
- 1876-590/1
- Materials:
- beech (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cardboard, ceramic (unspecified), felt, glass, ivory, lacquer, metal (unknown), oak (wood), paint, steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall with glass tubes: Height = 1540 mm x Width = 690 mm x Depth = 630 mm, Weight = 50 kg
base: 1160 mm (Max height without glass tubes)
- type:
- pyrophone
- credit:
- Dunant, Henry
