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WREST PIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
- Percussion Instruments
- String Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hitch pin
1, record 1, English, hitch%20pin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hitchpin 2, record 1, English, hitchpin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hitch pin. Anchored in the iron frame, this is a device which holds the end of the string. The other end is wound around the wrest pin. The string is tuned by turning the wrest pin. 3, record 1, English, - hitch%20pin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
- Instruments de musique à percussion
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pointe d'accroche
1, record 1, French, pointe%20d%27accroche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est entre la cheville et la pointe d'accroche que la corde est tendue. 2, record 1, French, - pointe%20d%27accroche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de teclado
- Instrumentos de percusión
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- clavo de bloqueo
1, record 1, Spanish, clavo%20de%20bloqueo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- String Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tuning peg
1, record 2, English, tuning%20peg
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tuning pin 2, record 2, English, tuning%20pin
correct
- peg 3, record 2, English, peg
correct, noun
- pin 4, record 2, English, pin
correct, noun
- wrest pin 5, record 2, English, wrest%20pin
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short wooden or metal stick with a flat, rounded end that is turned to make the strings on a musical instrument tighter or looser. 6, record 2, English, - tuning%20peg
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wrest pin : designation used especially in reference to keyboard instruments. 7, record 2, English, - tuning%20peg
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tuning-peg
- tuning-pin
- wrest-pin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à cordes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cheville
1, record 2, French, cheville
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cheville d'accord 2, record 2, French, cheville%20d%27accord
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 2, French, - cheville
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de cuerda
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- clavija de afinación
1, record 2, Spanish, clavija%20de%20afinaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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