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PIPE STOPPER [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

pipe stopper : an item in the "Personal Gear" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bourre-pipe : objet de la classe «Articles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
OBS

the top of the flue pipe may be completely closed by a stopper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
OBS

un tuyau fermé par une -- ou un -- sonne à l'octave inférieure du précédent: loi élémentaire de l'acoustique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • String Instruments
  • Music (General)
OBS

flue pipes are tuned by increasing or decreasing the speaking length of pipe(...) In stopped pipes, the stopper is pushed farther down to sharpen the pitch or is pulled upwards to lower it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
  • Musique (Généralités)
OBS

--régler la justesse d'un instrument en augmentant ou en diminuant la tension des cordes dans les instruments à cordes ou à clavier.

Spanish

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