On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Bernt Christandl wrote:
>
> Hello musicians,
>
> please forgive me this offtopic question (which i nevertheless dare to ask).
>
> A friend asked me this: what is the german word for the french "Sauterau":
> " Dans le clavecin, tige de bois porteuse d' une languette munie D' un bec qui
> pince cordes." I *think* this the piece which acually "makes" the sound,
> like the fingers which (push/pull/move/...) the strings of a guitar,
> but i don't have a word for it :(
>
> With regards,
>
> Bernt Christandl ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
This is a subtle question: the answer depends on what kind of instrument
(type of construction) you are talking about:
For the clavichord, the answer is unique:
'Tangente'
For the harpsichord (of the traditional baroque build), it is usually:
'Kiel'
(derived from the use of a Federkiel for the purpose),
In newer constructions, where a piece of leather or a metal is used, the
instrument builder would talk about a
'Metallh"akchen'
or
'Lederst"uck' ;
but I guess (I am not at all a harpsichord expert)
'Kiel'
is the generic term.
Gruss ccn.
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