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Each key key is attached to a vertical jack that rises when the key is depresses As the jack rises a quill that protrudes from it plucks the string as it fall The quill then pivots to prevent a second pluck A cloth damper then silences the string
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Harpsichords Spinets Virginal Clavicytherium
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$ Grand shaped piano member $ Vaguely triangular case holding long base strings at the left and short treble strings at the right $ Has one to three strings per note depending on the manual style single manual double manual tri manual
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Jacks are at a 30 degree angle to keyboard Strings are arranged in pairs Jacks are placed in gaps between pairs
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Small, simple form of the harpsichord Looks like a clavichord Only one string per note Single manual Commonly used in renaissance era
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A harpsichord that is strung vertically Very rare Used until 18 th century
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Choir organ Portative organ Pipe organ
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Portable version of pipe organ 10 to 40 pipes played with foot pedal and many keys
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Biggest, loudest organ Tens of thousands of pipes Is one of the oldest musical instruments Has a wind chest that stores air Dates back to the third century B.C. Was the king of instruments according to Mozart
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