pantaleon
(PAHN-te-lay-oen)


[Fr.]

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1. A large dulcimer invented by Pantaleon Hebenstreit in 1697.
2. A late 18th century square piano.
3. A stop on a clavichord that permits the sympathetic vibrations of the strings. This feature isolates the strings from the damping felts.

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