Tack piano, the Glossary
A tack piano (also known as a harpsipiano, jangle piano, and junk piano) is an altered version of an ordinary piano, in which objects such as thumbtacks or nails are placed on the felt-padded hammers of the instrument at the point where the hammers hit the strings, giving the instrument a tinny, more percussive sound.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: Beat (acoustics), Classical music, Drawing pin, Harpsichord, Nail (fastener), Piano, Ragtime, Voix céleste, Western (genre), Western saloon.
Beat (acoustics)
In acoustics, a beat is an interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume whose rate is the difference of the two frequencies.
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Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
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Drawing pin
A drawing pin (in British English) or tack (in North American English), also called a push-pin, is a short, small pin or nail with a flat, broad head that can be pressed into place with pressure from the thumb, often used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
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Harpsichord
A harpsichord (clavicembalo, clavecin, Cembalo; clavecín, cravo, клавеси́н (tr. klavesín or klavesin), klavecimbel, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard.
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Nail (fastener)
In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration.
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Piano
The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings.
Ragtime
Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s.
Voix céleste
The Voix celeste (lit) is an organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune.
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Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. Tack piano and Western (genre) are American frontier.
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Western saloon
A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the Old West. Tack piano and Western saloon are American frontier.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tack_piano
Also known as Harpsipiano, Honky tonk piano, Honky-tonk piano, Jangle piano, Junk piano, Tack-piano.