John, Thanks for bringing this up. Would that we could come up with a common lexicon for the different countries to settle the "You say set off, we say let off" gaps that never seem to go away. Before we call the whole thing off, may I refer to Merle Mason's /Piano Parts and Their Function//s,/ published by PTG regarding string "loops". We make a loop for the 180 degree turnaround at a hitch pin, an eye is the part of the bass string which goes over the hitch pin, and the single and double German terminations are called "knots". FWIW Tom Cole John Delacour wrote: > At 13:11 -0500 22/5/09, Berley Firmin II wrote: > >> What would you call these loops, > > Single German Eyes, NOT loops. And extremely messy ones at that. > >> and how would I make them?! > > When will people on this list stop referring to eyes as loops?! A > loop is the U shape that the string makes when two strings share one > hitchpin. An eye is what you have when a single string has its own > hitchpin. Some pianos have loops throughout with an odd eye or two at > breaks in the scale; some pianos have all eyes; and some pianos have > a loop and an eye for each trichord unison. If you call eyes loops, > then you have no way to distinguish loops from eyes without a whole > load of verbiage. That's why we have proper terminology. > > JD > > > > >
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