After a brief introduction to the sound in the church, Robert Buhagiar gives a guided tour of one of the historic instruments in Malta that he's restored and curates. The island boasts a considerable number of 18th century and earlier instruments. The Ripieno based on octave and fifth harmonics gives subharmonics which add to the grandeur of the sound in the church. We talk about the composition of the Ripieno and temperament, here Valotti
