( n. )
The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.
( n. )
The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012