单词 | pallet spring |
释义 | > as lemmaspallet spring pallet spring n. †(a) Music (in an organ) a spring attached to a pallet (obsolete); †(b) a spring regulating the movement of a pallet (sense 2) (obsolete). ΚΠ 1703 in Jrnl. Brit. Inst. Organ Stud. (1987) 11 70 The said Bermondsey Organ hath all along been extreamely defective and never free from some disorder..either from the Basenes of ye mettall..or the weakness of the Pallet springs. 1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 84 The wheel has fifteen teeth cut on its circumference; its play is regulated by two small pallets..and two small steel pallet-springs. 2001 D. Gwynn Historic Organ Conservation x. 79 Do not replace the pallet springs or pulldowns unless the corrosion is advanced enough to affect the tension. < as lemmas |
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