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... CLAVICHORD , THE DIRECT PRECURSOR OF THE PIANO . From. engine was really the important thing ! When the ship finally came into the dock , the Captain hailed me with simu- lated surprise . He pretended to have thought me lost at sea ...
... CLAVICHORD , THE DIRECT PRECURSOR OF THE PIANO . From. engine was really the important thing ! When the ship finally came into the dock , the Captain hailed me with simu- lated surprise . He pretended to have thought me lost at sea ...
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CLAVICHORD , THE DIRECT PRECURSOR OF THE PIANO . From Musical Bow to Piano Interesting Story of the Slow Development of Stringed Instruments By RANDOLPH I. GEARE United States National Museum , Washington , D. C. SPINET . VIRGINAL ...
CLAVICHORD , THE DIRECT PRECURSOR OF THE PIANO . From Musical Bow to Piano Interesting Story of the Slow Development of Stringed Instruments By RANDOLPH I. GEARE United States National Museum , Washington , D. C. SPINET . VIRGINAL ...
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... Clavichord Contemporary with the clavicytherium , but differing in the method of setting the strings in vibration , was the clavichord , in which we recognize the direct precur- sor of the piano . Its history will be dis- cussed after ...
... Clavichord Contemporary with the clavicytherium , but differing in the method of setting the strings in vibration , was the clavichord , in which we recognize the direct precur- sor of the piano . Its history will be dis- cussed after ...
Page 316
... clavichord . First with Stricken Strings Unlike the spinet , virginal , and harpsichord , the clavichord had no quills , jacks , or falling hammers , the tone being produced by lit- tle brass tangents at the ends of the keys , which ...
... clavichord . First with Stricken Strings Unlike the spinet , virginal , and harpsichord , the clavichord had no quills , jacks , or falling hammers , the tone being produced by lit- tle brass tangents at the ends of the keys , which ...
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... clavichord . The latter consisted simply of a piece of flattened brass wire , called a " tangent , " which was placed vertically at a point where it could be struck or pressed against its proper string , the right - hand division of ...
... clavichord . The latter consisted simply of a piece of flattened brass wire , called a " tangent , " which was placed vertically at a point where it could be struck or pressed against its proper string , the right - hand division of ...
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