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Record 1 1995-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
DEF

Piano wire which is wrapped around the tuning pin and the plate, produces sound when struck by the hammers; also called music wire.

CONT

The pitch of a string depends upon it's length, it's diameter, the density of it's metal, and the tension to which it is submitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
DEF

Fil d'une matière flexible qui, une fois tendue, peut être mis en vibration par différents systèmes (doigt, archet, marteau ou sautereau) et produire une vibration acoustique le plus enroulant autour d'un boyau, d'une soie ou d'un fil d'acier, un fil de cuivre, d'argent ou de soie très fin et très serré.

CONT

On distingue les cordes blanches et les cordes filées, alourdies pour donner des sons graves sans pour cela avoir la longueur correspondante à l'émission de tels sons.

Spanish

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