capo 'astro bar?

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In a message dated 9/25/98 9:14:19 AM, Wim wrote:

<<Ok, so how that translate into the piano.>>

Wim;
 Merle says
"Capo d'astro--(sometimes capodastro, capotaster, capo tasto): A term of
Italian origin meaning "head of the touch" or "head of the feel." In early
usage as also in later times its reference is to a raised projection at the
top of the fingerboard of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass
and which defines their sounding length at that end.  In a piano, it refers to
a rigid, raised part of the plate over which the strings pass before reaching
their various tuning pins, thus determining their speaking length."

Jim Bryant (FL)