Hydraulis

http://www.culture.gr/2/23/232/epked/en/00_standard_menu/00a_ydraulis/00a.htm

"Hydraulis : The Ancient Hydraulis and its Reconstruction"

Not very new (1999) but I never saw it before and it doesn't look like
equal temperament. The keys look like finger levers instead of pull
stops or heavy hand operated levers, Galpin is supposed to have used
similar keys for his instrument.

Clark

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http://www.culture.gr/2/23/232/epked/en/00_standard_menu/00a_ydraulis/00a.htm
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> "Hydraulis : The Ancient Hydraulis and its Reconstruction"

Antonie Busnois wrote something called "In hydraulis", but it doesn't
seem to have any hydraulis. Anyone know why the name?

I notice Galpin's hydraulis is at Boston MFA, http://tinyurl.com/bv4u9
At http://users.ipa.net/~tanker/organs.htm it describes the 19 note
keyboard with ten identical rectangular keys in an octave sounding D E
Fb F G A Bb B C Db D collecting Hyperlydian, Hyper-Iastian, Lydian,
Phrygian, Hypolydian, and Hypophrygian modes. I think they pivot like
toy piano keys and probably scale similar to those against hands of
small children.

Clark