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Jacks (action components)

Scope note

Upright pieces of wood placed one per key at the inner end of every key in a keyboard action, communicating its action to the string by means of a quill, tangent, or hammer. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224312

Broader Terms used

<action components>

Equivalent Terms used

jack (action component)

Created

12yrs ago

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