| 单词 | reed knife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreed knife reed knife n. Music (a) an instrument used to alter the tuning of the reed-pipe in an organ by adjusting the position of the tongue; (b) a small, sharp knife used to make or alter the reed of a reed instrument. ΚΠ 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 339/2 An organ is tuned by means of hollow cones and reed-knives. 1952 W. L. Sumner Organ ix. 265 The tuning of reeds is usually better done by knocking down the tuning spring or wire to sharpen the note and knocking it up to flatten it, by means of a tool known as a ‘reed-knife’. 1968 Jrnl. Music Educ. 16 55 Reeds which were of greater than normal strength required a deeper groove or widening of the original groove by the use of a small file rather than a reed knife. 1996 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 16 Apr. (Sports section) 1 I have never had an oboist turn around and throw a reed knife at me, going, That's it..if you empty your spit valve in my general direction one more time. < as lemmas |
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