knee lever

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• knee-stop — kneeˈ stop or kneeˈ swell noun A lever worked by an organist s knee, for regulating the wind supply of a reed organ, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑knee …   Useful english dictionary

• knee-swell — kneeˈ stop or kneeˈ swell noun A lever worked by an organist s knee, for regulating the wind supply of a reed organ, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑knee …   Useful english dictionary

• Ball lever — Ball Ball (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla, palla, G. ball, Icel. b[ o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.] 1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Sébastien Érard — (born Sébastien Erhard, 5 April 1752 5 August 1831) was a French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano.He built his… …   Wikipedia