Makeathon Winner
🥇 1st Place
This project took advantage of an incredible amount of the platform's functionality, including custom string sizing via KCL, a highly unique software capability. It's a reconstruction of a clavichord described by Marin Mersenne back in 1636. The submission includes KCL code using Mersenne's Laws to calculate string sounding lengths and even supports two different temperaments. The technical depth, historical inspiration, and execution made this a standout across the board.
Submitted by: MasonM
Reconstruction of the clavichord described by Mersenne in "Harmonie universelle" (1636) and expounded on by Peter Bavington in "Reconstructing Mersenne's Clavichord" (https://www.peter-bavington.co.uk/Mersennepaper.pdf). Uses Mersenne's Laws to calculate the sounding length of each string, and supports two different temperaments: quarter-comma meantone and equal temperament using Mersenne's proposed semitone ratio. Set "useEqualTemperament" in "temperament.kcl" to switch between them. Git repository, with an explanation of the math behind this: https://github.com/MasonM/mersennes_clavichord#how-does-this-work