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Record 1 1995-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
CONT

An adjustable pin to which the strings (as of a piano or a violin) are fastened and by means of which the pitch may be varied ...f.

CONT

The wrest pin is an implement for tuning the grand piano's wire strings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Petite pièce de bois ou de métal fichée dans l'extrémité du manche ou de la table d'harmonie d'un instrument à cordes, et sur laquelle la corde s'enroule pour se tendre ou se relâcher suivant les nécessités de l'accord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de cuerda
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