A piece of mechanism in a pianoforte for ‘damping’ or stopping the vibrations of the strings, consisting of a small piece of wood or wire covered…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > stringed keyboards > [noun] > pianoforte > damper (3) damper1783 A piece of mechanism in a pianoforte for ‘damping’ or stopping the vibrations of the strings, consisting of a small piece of wood or wire covered… underdamper1870 Any of the set of dampers in an upright piano of a type in which the dampers are placed below the hammers. Frequently attributive. muffler1875 spec. A pad of felt that can be inserted between the hammers and the strings of a piano to mute the sound. Cf. mute, adj. 5b. |
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