"Sound-board" Quotes from Famous Books
... and slider sound-board was well nigh universally used, but several of the builders in Germany, and Roosevelt in this country, strongly advocated, and introduced, chests having an independent valve, pallet or membrane, to control the admission of wind to ... — The Recent Revolution in Organ Building - Being an Account of Modern Developments • George Laing Miller
... accordingly shown much less respect than is given to a phonograph or a musical-box. Yet the modern piano is a very clever piece of work, admirably adapted for the production of sweet melody—if properly handled. The two forms of piano now generally used are the upright, with vertical sound-board and wires, and the grand, with ... — How it Works • Archibald Williams |