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Definition of Agraffe

Agraffe
Agraffe A*graffe", n. [F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF. agrappe. See Agrappes.] 1. A hook or clasp. The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.

Meaning of Agraffe from wikipedia

- An agraffe is a part used prin****lly on grand pianos. The agraffe is a guide at the tuning-pin end of the string, ****ed into the plate, with holes...
- flange **** Drop **** Hammer shank Repetition lever Hammer Back check Damper lever Damper tray Spoon Damper String Plate Agraffe Tuning pin Pin block...
- piano, and also manufactured pianos with aliquot stringing and bridge agraffes, as well as Cecilian "all-inside" player pianos and Welte-Mignon-Licensee...
- and complexity of the treble. The use of a Capo d’Astro bar instead of agraffes in the uppermost treble allowed the hammers to strike the strings in their...
- New South Wales, Australia, makes a piano in which there are bridge agraffes. Agraffes are a kind of s****y metal clip that hold the strings in place. They...
- show the differently colored lining.[verification needed] Eventually an agraffe (clasp) or button was attached to this dog-ear sleeve-end to pin it to...
- vibrating length of the string that is close to the hammers is either an agraffe or the capo d'astro bar; these devices pull the string in the direction...
- LUCEM uses perforated mounting with visible ****s, undercut anchors with agraffes or façade anchors. Translucent concrete has been first mentioned in a 1935...
- Charles Keidel. In 1866, Wm Knabe & Co. introduced their agraffe treble, a piano whose agraffe was threaded into a heavier piece of br**** instead of directly...
- attractive veneer. The capo d'astro bar displaced agraffes in the upper treble sections. While agraffes continue to be used in the b****, tenor and lower...