Victor was in a very bad mood. If the harpsichord could not meet his needs, then his new piano concerto would barely be able to be performed in the Psalm Hall, which would not satisfy the nobles, musicians, and critics who came to his concert. Wolff might even criticize him on Music Criticism, and he might never be invited by the Musicians' associations or the Grand Duke to perform in the Psalm Hall again in the future.
Victor had seen a lot of musicians like this. Every year, there would be several outstanding musicians who failed to achieve the expected success in their first concert in the Psalm Hall. Some of them were even discouraged and gradually became mediocre. Every two or three years, there would be one who committed suicide in despair after their first concert in the Psalm Hall. Sometimes, a musician's spirit was indeed very sensitive, delicate, and fragile.
Therefore, Victor was a bit annoyed when he heard Lucien's words. However, he knew that Lucien was trying to help him, so he lowered his voice and said, "Lucien, thank you for your idea. But if combining the harpsichord and the indoor piano could solve all the problems, then the problem would've been solved a long time ago."
Rhein looked at Lucien with a faint smile, as if he was waiting for his answer. Lot, Herodotus, and Phyllis all looked at Lucien with disgust. They all cursed in their hearts, "What a rude, arrogant, and ignorant man from the slums."
Lucien did not really understand the two books, Piano Making and Tuning and Principles of Modern Piano Mechanics, but he had roughly grasped the main differences between the two types of pianos and modern pianos. Compared with the structure of the harpsichord, Lucien already had a rough idea of how to answer Rhein's question, "Maybe we can use some mechanical devices to enlarge the distance between the fingers and make the sound louder."
Lucien's answer was vague, as if he was just a poor man who accidentally heard about the defects of the two types of pianos in the Musicians' associations and was influenced by Aalto's music. He did not give a more precise description, such as the vibration amplitude, etc.
"Enlarge? How? " Xavier's eyes became more serious, and his white eyebrows were tightly knitted together. In the past three hundred years, the development of musical instruments had been fierce. It was not that no one had ever thought of this idea, but after several failures, no one tried it again.
Lucien took down a flute from the rack and walked to the desk. Using a bottle of ink as a fulcrum, Lucien started to demonstrate the principle of leverage, "I once saw a farmer prying open a big rock with a stick and a small stone. Then I found that this was a common phenomenon in my life, and the distance between the top and the bottom was greatly enlarged." Lucien nodded, "Well, I once saw a farmer prying open a big rock with a stick and a small stone.
"I see …" Xavier did not refute. Instead, he began to think, "But the speed of the strings will be slower …" As a harpsichord maker, he quickly discovered that this change would bring about other problems.
At first, Rhein was just curious, but when Lucien demonstrated the principle of leverage, he became serious and serious. At this time, he took a step forward and smiled. "Very good. Lucien, you've discovered the principle of leverage in life. You're really good at observing and summarizing."
Lucien pretended to be confused, as if he did not understand what Rhein was talking about. However, he was very surprised that Rhein knew about the principle of leverage, and he also called it the principle of leverage?
It seemed that Victor, Phyllis, Lot, and even Xavier either did not know about it at all, or even if they had noticed this phenomenon, they could not summarize it or name it.
"The principle of leverage was summarized very early on Earth, and it's not strange that Aalto could infer the general situation on the continent from the living standards of Aalto. Maybe it has already appeared in other countries on the continent, but because this is a world that pursues divine power and Blood Power, the knowledge spread very slowly." Lucien thought to himself. This kind of life phenomenon did not meet the taboo of the Church. After all, the Church with real divine power was much more confident than those on Earth, and they did not even suppress the development of music. Otherwise, he would not dare to stand out and demonstrate.
Seeing the strange look on everyone's face, Rhein smiled gently and explained, "This is a life phenomenon. I heard about it when I was traveling in Holm. It has been discovered and summarized by the local scholars for hundreds of years, and it's called the principle of leverage. But Lucien, have you noticed that the distance moved and the magnitude of the force moved are opposite?"
"Of course I do." Lucien said in a low voice, but there was still a confused look on his face. "Really? Is that so? Then can we connect several of these levers together? "
Lucien was not going to say anything more. The three-level lever transmission was not something that a poor person could understand. As for whether or not he could enlighten them, and to what extent, it was not something that he could control.
Rhein's Silver Moon eyes suddenly lit up. "Connect them together? Multi-level transmission? We can try. " So he walked to the harpsichord and discussed with Xavier in a low voice, and found a quill and a piece of paper to draw something.
Lucien looked at the scene quietly. It seemed that he was as confused as Lot and Phyllis, but in fact, he was calmly observing Rhein's behavior. He said to himself, "This guy is indeed weird. He's definitely not a violin player or a bard on the surface."
Victor watched Rhein and Xavier busy with their work nervously and expectantly. Later, he even joined the discussion and offered professional advice.
In this way, Lucien, Lot, Phyllis and the others were left by the door.
Lot was very interested in Lucien, who had caused such a change. He finally spoke to him. "In fact, I've seen such a phenomenon before, but I've never thought deeply about it. Lucien, you have a rare quality. How did you think of it? "
Although Phyllis was also curious about Lucien, she pointed at Rhein and Victor who were busy in the piano room. "Quiet. If you want to talk, go downstairs. " Then he turned his head and focused on the scene where the three men were busy. Nobody knew what he was looking at.
Lot did not want to be familiar with Lucien, and he was more interested in the modification of the harpsichord. So he nodded and walked into the piano room.
As for Herodotus, Colin and Renee, they were not happy that Lucien was in the limelight. Naturally, they did not talk to him. Instead, they kept looking at Victor and the others, hoping that the modification would fail and Lucien would be scolded.
Lucien was also very curious about the modification of the harpsichord, and it was also related to whether he could borrow the dictionary later. Therefore, he carefully read the two books, Piano Making and Tuning and Principles of Modern Piano Mechanics. The three-level lever transmission was only an important difference between a modern piano and a clavichord, but it was not the whole story.
… …
A loud and deep voice sounded in the piano room, and then it became soft and delicate, like a whisper in the night.
"That's great! That's great!" Victor's face was glowing. He was in a good mood. Although there were still many problems in the modification of the harpsichord, he had made the most important step. "Thank you, Rhein. Thank you, Mr. Xavier."
Rhine smiled warmly. "It would be my honor to be able to create a beautiful musical instrument."
Lucien was more and more sure that Rhein was a weirdo. Not only did he create a three-level lever transmission, but he also combined it with a reciprocating lever system, so the harpsichord could be played quickly and continuously. Luckily, he did not create any other devices. Otherwise, I would have thought that he had seen a modern piano.
After giving Rhein and Lucien a warm hug, Victor walked to Lucien and opened his arms, "Thank you too, Lucien. Without you, we would not have been able to think in this direction. Thank you, God, for giving us the most important guidance at the most critical moment. "
"It's nothing, Mr. Victor. I just said my reckless idea. I didn't expect it to work." Lucien was not used to hugging a man, so he felt a bit awkward.
Victor let go of Lucien and laughed. He said sincerely, "Anyway, thank you, Lucien. If you have any requests, I'll try my best to fulfill them."
Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus all looked at Lucien with jealousy. It was great to receive such gratitude from Mr. Victor.
Annie, Colin, and the others who had not received Mr. Victor's permission to learn music from him were even more jealous. They knew very well that Mr. Victor was willing to accept Lucien as a real student, a real student of music. This was what they all dreamed of.
Lucien's head was full of other thoughts. He blurted out:
He blurted out, "Can you lend me the Lingua Franca Dictionary?"
"Pfft." Rhein couldn't help but laugh. This request was too low. Even Lot, Phyllis, and the others, who had mixed feelings, smiled. How could Lucien not understand Mr. Victor's meaning?
Victor laughed very happily. In his eyes, Lucien had become a simple and honest young man. "You can borrow the Lingua Franca Dictionary anytime. Do you have any other requests?"
Lucien was a bit surprised by Rhein, Phyllis, and the others' reactions. He was a bit hesitant and embarrassed to ask. He felt that his request was too high. After all, the main idea and modification was done by Rhein.
Phew, he finally knows how precious Mr. Victor's gratitude is. This thought reverberated in the minds of Annie, Colin, and the others. They looked at Lucien's expression with mixed feelings.
Victor smiled gently. "It's okay, Lucien. Don't be shy. Just ask."
Lucien nodded and asked sincerely, "What do you think?"
"Mr. Victor, can I learn languages for free?"
"Hahaha." Rhein suddenly laughed, unable to maintain his elegant image.
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