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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Old upright pianos tend to develop all sorts of strange clunks, clicks, and buzzes. One cause of these noises is worn hammer rail felt. Over time, this felt becomes compacted and no longer provides adequate cushion for the hammer shanks. The compacted felt gives a dull thud when the shanks return to rest.  2, record 1, English, - hammer%20rail%20felt

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A percussion instrument of indefinite pitch [which] may consist of one or two metal bars mounted on a resonating frame ... although definable notes are produced, they are not usually prescribed.  2, record 2, English, - anvil

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

An anvil may be made in various forms. It may be a round bar or rectangular block of steel suspended by a cord and struck with a hammer, or... pieces of steels... laid on a pad of soft felt... The anvils are reserved exclusively for loud passages, and play fairly rapid rhythms.  3, record 2, English, - anvil

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Instrument à percussion constitué de barres de métal de longueurs différentes posées sur une caisse de résonance et frappées à l'aide d'un marteau de métal ou de bois dur.  1, record 2, French, - enclume

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Each hammer consists of a molded wooden head covered with an extremely dense felt, and varying in size and thickness from treble to bass, the heaviest hammers being of course in the bass.  2, record 3, English, - hammer%20felt

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

There has for a good many years, been a steady improvement in the elasticity of hammer felt and the adaptation of its thickness, etc., to the requirements.  3, record 3, English, - hammer%20felt

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[...] on chercha une matière produisant un son plus rond, plus plein, moins défini - et c'est Jean-Henri Pape qui la trouva. Facteur parisien d'origine allemande qui se délectait à imaginer des mécaniques d'une ahurissante complexité, Pape breveta des garnitures de feutre de marteau dur, d'une épaisseur variable soigneusement étudiée.  1, record 3, French, - feutre%20de%20marteau

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

When a key is pressed and the hammer comes to a point at a distance of 18 mm from its rest position, the damper spoon which is installed on the rear end of the weapon pushes the damper lever, generating the action of levers which causes the felt to be lifted off from the string.  1, record 4, English, - damper%20spoon

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish