| 单词 | to lay the bearings |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lay the bearings c. In plural. Music. On a piano, organ, or similar keyboard instrument: a number of notes in the middle of its compass (compass n.1 10), which constitute the first part of the instrument to be tuned and from which the other notes are tuned. Chiefly in to lay the bearings. Cf. sense 20.In quot. 1724: a minute inflection of pitch in singing, used to ‘tune’ the voice. ΚΠ 1724 W. Turner Sound Anatomiz'd 61 It would be endless to attempt to give you all the ways of these Bearings, because, as I said..their Variation is infinite, nevertheless, these, well practised, will sufficiently enable you to make a speedy Progress. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 356/2 The parts [of the piano] which are first tuned by the fifths, and from which all the others are tuned by octaves, are called bearings. 1918 Music Trades 9 Nov. 36/1 Before beginning to lay the bearings, carefully examine that portion of the instrument above the bearings, and any note that has a pitch which is decidedly too high, should be lowered; for correct bearings cannot be laid when notes above are too high in pitch. 1962 W. L. Sumner Organ (ed. 3) 286 In very large organs it is necessary to ‘lay the bearings’ separately on several ranks, and a number of telephones are used to communicate with the man at the console. 2007 C. di Veroli et al. in I. Kipnis Harpsichord & Clavichord 490/1 The first phase of actual tuning..is..known as ‘laying the bearings’. < as lemmas |
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