MH BB Pinblock/Stretcher Definition

[Richard Brekne]

Just thought I'd look up on this in the Piano Nomenclature book given 
out by Klaus Schimmel. Interestingly enough the only language that uses 
the term in any form seems to be German.  In any case here are the terms 
given in German, English, French, Italian, and Norwegian respectively

Vorstrecker
Lockbar
Panneau de devant
Fronte
Låsliste

Cheers
RicB



        On Aug 3, 2008, at 5:46 AM, Jack Houweling wrote:

         > Hi Andre',


         > When you lift the fallboard it touches the strecher.  Here
        are other  
         > names used for this part you might know.    Frontal bar:
        front bar  
         > (Pratt, Read & Co.) ; front rail (Baldwin, Schimmel) ; front
        beam;


    These make sense.