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stahp

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Definition

  1. The holes in a wind instrument or the key which blocks them.

  2. Also, the registers of an organ or the mechanism that activates them.

  3. A device that alters the tone color of a harpsichord or clavichord by adding or deleting strings, by the damping (or undamping) of all or selected strings.

  4. Modifying the pitch of a brass instrument (normally the horn) by inserting one's hand into the bell.

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Last Updated: 2016-06-19 17:22:35