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FRAME HARP [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- frame harp
1, record 1, English, frame%20harp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pillar harp 2, record 1, English, pillar%20harp
correct
- closed harp 3, record 1, English, closed%20harp
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Harps first appeared around 3000 B. C. [before Christ] in Mesopotamia and Iran. They were arched harps, probably developed from hunter's bows, and the body was made of one piece of wood. A thousand years, later, around 2000 B. C., a new type was conceived when two pieces of wood were joined at right angle, one drilled into the other. The result was the angular harp... Harp designers waited millennia before taking the next logical step : connecting the two extreme ends of the angular harp with a long rigid pillar. When they did,..., it became the frame harp(also known as the "pillar harp"), a more rigid structure that allows higher string tension and more strings. 2, record 1, English, - frame%20harp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- harpe à cadre
1, record 1, French, harpe%20%C3%A0%20cadre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-06-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sound-board
1, record 2, English, sound%2Dboard
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- soundboard 2, record 2, English, soundboard
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the frame of the modern harp consists of the(...) curved neck, from which the strings descend to the slanting sound-board while the vertical pillar forms the third part of the triangle. 1, record 2, English, - sound%2Dboard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- table d'harmonie
1, record 2, French, table%20d%27harmonie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
la grande harpe (...) possède un cadre métallique triangulaire comprenant: la table d'harmonie, qui s'élargit vers le bas, le cordier et un pilier vertical, qui lui confère sa rigidité. 1, record 2, French, - table%20d%27harmonie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the frame of the modern harp consists of the(...) curved--, from which the strings descend to the slanting sound-board, while the vertical pillar forms the third side of the triangle. 1, record 3, English, - neck
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cordier 1, record 3, French, cordier
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
la grande harpe (...) possède un cadre (...) triangulaire comprenant: la table d'harmonie, qui s'élargit vers le bas, le -- et un palier vertical qui lui confère sa rigidité. 1, record 3, French, - cordier
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vertical pillar 1, record 4, English, vertical%20pillar
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
the frame of the modern harp consists of the(...) curved neck, from which the strings descend to the slanting sound-board, while the--forms the third side of the triangle. 1, record 4, English, - vertical%20pillar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pilier vertical 1, record 4, French, pilier%20vertical
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
la grande harpe (...) possède un cadre (...) triangulaire comprenant: la table d'harmonie, (...) le cordier et un -- qui lui confère sa rigidité. 1, record 4, French, - pilier%20vertical
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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