Monthly Pinup #12
september 2008

Liutgarde

Like Arégonde, Bertrude, Sichilde or Gomotrude, Liutgarde belongs to the forgotten names of the feminine side of the nascent french royalty - sometime around 1500 years ago.
Our one-time emperor, Carolus Magnus, aka Charlemagne, the only one worth mentioning, married a ravishing Liutgarde, just after repudiating Fastrade. And two kids before biblically knowing Madelgarde, Gerswinde, Régina and, finally, Adelinde - what a man.

But if once fashionable names vanish throughout centuries, as fashionable names do, one does still remain audible, even if quite discreetely, since that long gone 20th century. And that name isn't Haldetrude, no, but OHM.
One round syllable that is known to remove the walls of one's listening room, to shake da foundations and extend stereo sound as far as north to the hardy Frisons, south to the mystical Cathars, west to happily œcumenical Castilla and east to the sombre Carpathes - what a syllable !

It is thus easy to understand why, ever so often, Liutgarde wondered if OHM hadn't been the better choice compared to Carolus... However magnus.

From a september 1980 german Stereoplay ad announcing the Hifi80 exhibition in Düsseldorf.
The Ohm I is decribed on Ohm's own website ; I don't know what the real meaning of the four switches are but Liutgarde was very impressed.

 

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