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by Fuzzzy on July 18th, 2004

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What is a spinet?

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  • by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on July 18th, 2004

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    A harpsichord with the strings set at an angle to the keyboard (usually of about 30 degrees) is called a spinet. In such an instrument, the strings are too close to fit the jacks between them in the normal way; instead, the strings are arranged in pairs, the jacks are placed in the large gaps between pairs, and they face in opposite directions, plucking the strings adjacent to the gap.

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