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coupled

· January 15, 2016 ·

Describes two or more piano hammers or other sounding devices which are connected to play from the same hole in the music roll (or key in a key frame, etc.). In many coin pianos and orchestrions, the lowest bass piano notes are coupled to permit a better foundation of tone than would otherwise be possible from a 65-note music roll, for example.

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