Miss Bach's Crab Canon

"Uh... Joannes, that thing..."

"If I'm not mistaken..."

With just a few words, they confirmed that they had the same thoughts.

Even Daphne, who was following behind, couldn't help feeling weird.

Because no matter how you look at it - that laurel tree looks like a piano has grown...

It was a grand piano, the small one. As a person who has been immersed in music for a long time, Gao Yiyu dared to swear that he would never read it wrong. At the same time, Miss Ioannis, who was the mother of the modern piano, also confirmed it with her eyes. up to this point.

The piano, pressed against the poor branches of the laurel tree, maintains an extremely delicate balance.

The lush leaves are also obviously squeezed by it. It seems that they have coexisted for many years, and they are very crooked.

What the hell is this... Gao Yiyu suppressed the confusion in his heart, and vaguely guessed the answer, simply pushed aside the leaves, and carefully began to investigate the piano.

ancient!She felt the word first, or rather, it came from the material of the piano.Of course, there are not old ones, for example, a family of little squirrels were scared out of it.

But, as Gao Yiyu had guessed—on the side panel of the piano, there was a line of inscriptions faintly and dimly.

"Through the unchanging cold and snow, the promised day has come. The Lomonosov family you favored will send the piano blessed by the melody and prophecy to the promised place."

081 Kotouchi

Gao Yiyu felt a lot of emotion about the scene in front of him—the piano crumbling on the poor branch, but in the final analysis, what came out of his mouth was just a very ordinary sentence.

"Fuck."

I didn't have this stuff before...

Compared with her, who has brief emotions, the feelings of the other two are more complicated.

Joannis stared wide-eyed, the bay leaf that was pushed aside, the darkened lacquer and scarred wood of the piano... Even her blue-sky pupils couldn't make these old things new again.

"Is this a piano? Why... Could it be a gift from Deli Dolly? But when she wrote this tree into this history, she didn't have this... I remember correctly, right?"

She muttered a lot, and her hands and feet were not idle at the same time, and she quickly walked towards the laurel tree.

She stepped on her feet, shyly asking Gao Yiyu to make way so that she could see what happened—but it was not necessary, after all, they were both very small, and they could have the best of each other just by squeezing them together. viewing position.

So they looked at the piano on the tree.

Gao Yiyu is very familiar with modern pianos - at least it has been clouded a lot on the Internet.

Therefore, she quickly realized that there was a difference. Compared with a regular grand piano, this thing that looked like a grand piano was much smaller in size, and its weight might have shrunk quite a bit. Can't stand its weight.

But there was only one thing Gao Yiyu knew very well.

That promise... that promise that was like a joke, was fulfilled.

"When I was in Tsarist Russia." Gao Yiyu said softly, "I had a little chat with a noble lady in the carriage..."

"What? When!?"

Facing Joannis' nervous questioning for some reason, Gao Yiyu said flatly, "When you are sleeping late."

When Joannis lowered her head and there were no more questions, Gao Yiyu continued the topic.

"For the laurel wreath that symbolized Roman orthodoxy, the lady of the aristocrat helped me a little, and in return I gave her some descriptions of the present—what, to her, should be called 'the future', as a 'prophecy' ' paid her, and asked for an additional gift from her... a piano..."

After describing the whole story intermittently, the three people present all realized very clearly that the piano on the laurel tree in front of them was probably the best piano in the world that Gao Yiyu described at that time—of course, it was the nobleman Sent by the lady's descendants.

As for why it hangs on this tree, it is unknown.

But the promise is true, and it has been fulfilled here.

For them, it is just the winter and snow like yesterday, but in the book called history, it has been pushed forward 200 years.And for those existences that have left their names in the history books, or failed to leave traces, this is long enough.

When Gao Yiyu was sighing, Joannis squeezed her gently with her arms, as softly as if it was just a leaf falling.

"Can... can... lend me a little play?"

"It was originally given to you, so I asked history for it."

Gao Yiyu squeezed her back, and laughed off Joannis's shy and surprised expression.

But things may not go so smoothly, because the history all over the piano may have already corroded its essence as an "instrument".

Not to mention the appearance problems, Gao Yiyu clearly remembered that a family of little squirrels ran out of it...

That means the interior of the piano is probably finished.Although it is not comparable to the most sophisticated clocks, etc., the mechanical structure of the piano is actually very fragile. Even a slight toss may cause its pitch to be out of tune. As for the grand piano in front of me, I am afraid it cannot be played anymore.

"Let me see it too."

Behind them, the voice full of curiosity came, reminding them that there is still a goddess Daphne.

"According to the previous bard's description, the noble lady helped me a lot in getting me. So whether it's the piano or her family, they are all related to me. I should take a look."

"of course."

Gao Yiyu and Ioannis stepped aside—to no avail.Even if she stood on tiptoe and almost fell down, this little girl who looked too immature still couldn't see the piano high on the tree...

No way, Gao Yiyu walked behind her, bent slightly, put his hands into her creaky nest, and prepared to lift Daphne high like a gentle and considerate man——

"never mind……"

Gao Yiyu stretched out her hand in embarrassment, alas, my small arms and legs, as a weak little girl, are really not as good as before...

Although these things subsided, Gao Yiyu believed that Lingguang's brain had not degenerated.

This is an abandoned factory. I saw that when I was wandering here before, and I should still be... Thinking about it, she quickly ran to a certain room in her mind.

Amid dust, cobwebs, broken glass, and debris, she wriggled the ladder out.

During the period, Joannis was trying hard to hug Daphne, but it was useless, but Daphne didn't have the noble airs of a goddess at all, and started to climb trees by herself like a rural child—it's a pity that for thousands of years The ancient Greek goddess who has always lived in a small house is not very good at this...

"Is this ladder still usable?" Joannis was worried.

Although not as old as the old marks on the piano, this ladder has been abandoned for ten or twenty years, which seems a bit worrying.

But the bard who brought the ladder showed his white teeth and patted his chest with a smile: "It's okay, we are little girls, with thin arms and legs and light weight, no problem."

This is not what it used to be.

Therefore, Daphne, who was as heavy as a child, briskly climbed up the ladder and touched the piano among the leaves.

"Is this the best piano in the world? Huh? It's inscribed in Russian... The Lomonosov family... Huh? I feel like I've heard it before. It's hard to move this thing down, but it hasn't been lifted up either." The traces are a bit strange."

The well-informed ancient Greek goddess is the closest, and she observed many details that were not there before.

She opened the key cover and pressed the black and white keys——

Like a bear in hibernation, the piano slowly opened its eyes, realizing the coming of spring after a long time.

Then--

It made an incoherent, sluggish, unpleasant clack.

Bay leaves suffocate it, but the trees faithfully transmit its vibrations, and some insects are frightened out.Gao Yiyu could hear the intonation of this tone - it was not in the piano interval system, that is to say, it had been damaged to a considerable extent.

"This... doesn't sound good." Ioannis expressed her disappointment, "The best piano in the world...how could..."

Not only her, but also Daphne and Gao Yiyu felt sorry for this.

For some reason, this small-sized grand piano was sent over by the descendants of that noble lady?It is in no way commensurate with the "best piano in the world" described in the agreement.But if their family, the Lomonosov family, wanted to fool this agreement, and wouldn't engrave it so solemnly, and send it to this remote and exotic corner...

This thing is full of oddities.

If Deridoli was around, and she could borrow the history from her, it should be easy to figure it out—but Deridoli wasn't there.

As if she didn't believe in evil, even though she was depressed and confused, Daphne still pressed the second tone.

It is still out of tune, dull, and rough like a toy.

Unlike the terrible tone of the piano, the weather is surprisingly good.

The morning sun changes quickly with time, it is no longer hidden in the mountains and clouds, but generously comes to the high place, pouring the warm sun into the leaf gaps.With the mottled light and shadow, the struggling notes from the piano seem to have a different brilliance than before.

at first--

Joannes heard it.

"This vibration is a bit weird."

She made a silent expression to Gao Yiyu, then slightly rolled up the other small palm, put it next to her ear like a receiver, and listened to the piano on the tree.

Daphne noticed this scene, and then pressed the same white key as before.The sound of hitting the string caused more small animals and insects passing by to make noises into this supposedly silent world-but this did not affect Joannis's senses.

"There's something inside the piano," she asserted.

"Wait—" Gao Yiyu frowned.

"The vibration trajectory of the strings is different...Really, I can hear a little bit." Joannis looked at Gao Yiyu with some fear. Although she was very confident, she was very worried that her words would be laughed at or denied by Gao Yiyu.

Although Gao Yiyu didn't hear any difference, since Joannis said so, there must be.

But the problem is... She had witnessed the squirrel family running out of it before, and there might be more inside.The interior of the grand piano is very complicated, there are many empty places, maybe... there will be... Xuxu coming out of it, Xuxu!

Those extremely sensitive brown-black whiskers protruded from the slits, swinging around strangely.Then, if someone opens the lid curiously, they will see countless whiskers, countless bodies, and countless eggs rioting in it...

Gao Yiyu was very worried that this would happen.

But Joannis asked curiously: "What is Xuxu? A new piano structure?"

"It's hard to say, after all, sometimes, this structure will appear in various places..."

"Although I don't understand, it must be very interesting. After I make coffee, let's talk about Xuxu slowly? Anyway, let me take a look at the piano now."

She waved to the ladder, and Daphne returned obediently, because it was the music master who wanted to check the piano and search the history, and anyone should make way for him.

Soon, the master of music climbed up clumsily, pushed aside the leaves and branches, and added some new burdens, small burdens, to the hard-working laurel tree.

After groping for a while, she quickly understood the general deconstruction of the top cover, and easily opened the front top cover that was close to it, and erected the support beam.Taking advantage of the sunlight falling from the leaves from time to time, she observed it—there were no whiskers moving as Gao Yiyu described.

The hammer action system is very clear, and it is not the same as the harpsichord she is familiar with, but it is still something that she can see the principle at a glance.

Rust, malfunctions, distortions, material damage... Over time, many problems have arisen in its interior - but none of these are Joanice's concerns.She saw things she couldn't understand, things that shouldn't have appeared.

Although it was impossible to describe it, Yoannis instinctively felt that those things were foreign objects.Different from the comprehensible mechanical structure, that is... yes, another new concept that Gao Yiyu gradually began to realize after being invited to this era.

- circuit.

"They built a city near the strings, and pierced the piano structure with many thick holes. Is it for drainage? It's strange."

"WTF?"

"It's time for modern musicians to step up."

Although he was confused, Gao Yiyu accepted Joannis' proposal, and after taking her off the ladder, he climbed up by himself.Since there are no beards, it should be fine to just have squirrels, right?The more you climb, the more you can smell the bay leaves. Although they are a kind of unassuming spice, they are so fresh and so concentrated that they cannot be ignored.

But those things cannot be ignored.

"...This, this is...the circuit." Gao Yiyu was very surprised, "It's very ancient." Modern people are qualified to say this.

She rubbed her temples to ease her mood.

Then, she took out her phone and used the flash as a flashlight to take a closer look.Not to mention the life traces of the squirrel family, other things are attractive enough.

"This is...an old...pickup!" Although the appearance is completely different, it is still easy for her to distinguish, "Eighteen sets of string action structures are governed by the pickup, this thing without a membrane... It's supposed to convert vibrations into alternating current...should it be called a microphone?"

"How's it going?"

"I'm watching." Gao Yiyu didn't even have time to answer, but continued to pay attention to the inside of the grand piano in front of him, "There is no soundboard! Wait, why is this hammer so small? Oh? There are lettering..."

Bechstein?

Gao Yiyu saw this line of words in an inconspicuous place, which is very familiar, Bechstein, a famous piano factory in Germany.

Although there are all kinds of fake foreign brands, they always advertise their blood, craftsmanship, luxury, and art in China, and come to work with music teachers to defraud parents who do not understand musical instruments.But there are indeed two or three foreign brands that can describe themselves in this way openly. Among them is the Bechstein brand-but only limited to German products, not OEM products from other origins.

And this...

Undersized grand piano?With a collection of ancient circuits?Gao Yiyu's mind flashed some things he had seen before.She touched her forehead, and a little sweat oozes from her skin, which is not due to the heat.

If she guessed correctly... this grand piano on a tree...

Perhaps, it is the original prototype of the many series called "electric pianos" by later generations.

082 First day

At the beginning of the twentieth century, mankind already knew most of the knowledge about electricity.

And, humans seem to be able to control it.