Hi Andreas You might also check with Norges Pianostemmer og Teknikerforeningen. There are several members who have very good working knowledge of all english / norwegian nomenclatures. As far as your questions here are concerned. Downbearing pressure is exactly that. And that is a very common (if not the common) terminology to use. Hammer Fall angle is a strange concept in the Norwegian, and is not used too many places. In English one usually operates with the two terms "hammer bore" and "hammer rake". Together these two determine the distance value you are refering too. Actually, the concept of what you refer too is a subject matter often talked about tho I dont think we actually have a specific term dedicated to it. We usually think in terms of what angle the hammer shank has to the string plane. The recent thread on overstriking was indeed along those lines as someone else already refered too. Thirdly, the pinblock has a <<face>> and this can be said to have several <<sections>> if you need to refer to individual areas. Again, there is no one specific set of terms here. Tho you could use the terms <<bass>> <<tenor>> <<treble>> and <<high treble>>. If you email me privately I can no doubt put you in touch with a member of the NPTF in your area that can help you more. Knowing the origional Norwegian terms your are trying to translate to begin with would be a big help in each such instance. Cheers Richard Brekne Bergen Fellow colleagues, I am new to the list and I’m in urgent need of help. Currently I’m working on translating a pt textbook from Norwegian into English. There are a few technical terms that I don’t know in English. I hope someone will be able to help me. The first term is the down-bearing pressure that the strings exert on the bridge. Is there a common name for it in English? The second term is only applicable in uprights. When the hammer touches the strings, there’s a small difference between the distance from the strings to the shank, just beneath the hammerhead, and the distance from the strings to the shank down at the butt. Directly translated from Norwegian to English it would be called Hammer Fall Angle. Ironically, although it’s called an angle it’s expressed in mm instead of degrees since it’s the difference between two distances. What is the English name? The third term is the name of the surfaces, areas, fields or sections on the pinblock where there are tuning pins. All the tuning pins will typically be grouped into 4, 5 or 6 fields. What is the name for this? Any help will be deeply appreciated! Many thanks in advance, Andreas Risberg _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
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