Anyone who has never strung a spinet, clavichord, or harpsichord cannot imagine what kinds of problems can arise, from the choice of strings, to the actual stretching of the strings until they are tuned.
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Spinet
/ˈspɪn.ɪt/
Synonyms for "spinet" (44 found)
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Noun(3 words)
concert grandcottage pianocouched harpdulcimer harpsichordgrandgrand pianohammer dulcimerharmonichordharpsichordklavier
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manichordmanichordonmelodionmelopianomonochordpair of virginalsparlor grandpianettepianinopianopiano-violinpianofortesostinente pianofortesquare pianosteinwayuprightupright pianoviolin pianovirginal
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2 entriesconsole spinettable spinet
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6 entriesconsole spinetharpsichord spinetsmall spinetspinet pianotable spinetupright spinet
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What is a spinet?
Source: tatoeba (12115106)
He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
Source: wiktionary
The invention was to have a Satyr lodged in a little spinet, by which her majesty and the prince were to come
Source: wiktionary