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dowels

· January 15, 2016 ·

. Set-pins that enable a component part to be removed and replaced in the exact same position.

draaiorgel

· January 15, 2016 ·

Dutch term for a hand-cranked organ, usually of the barrel or cardboard music type.

drawing board arrangement

· January 15, 2016 ·

Music roll arrangement that is created on a special drawing board equipped with a roll of paper and scale sticks for the note placement and length. Certain early drawing board arrangements, such as some of those by Wurlitzer’s arrangers who were paid by the foot of paper churned out, are very mechanical and repetitious sounding. Others, such as Gustav Bruder’s superb Weber Maesto rolls, are remarkably lifelike and exciting.

Drehorgel

· January 15, 2016 ·

German term for a hand-cranked barrel organ. * From the German drehen, (to turn).

drive gear pinion

· January 15, 2016 ·

The gear which is driven by the spring barrel and delivers the spring tension to the cylinder arbor.

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