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121Action (piano) — The action of a piano is the mechanical assembly which translates the depression of the piano keys into a felt hammer striking the strings. The illustration to the right is of a circa 1907 Wessell, Nickel and Gross Upright action; the parts are… …
122Vibration — For the soul music group, see The Vibrations. For the machining context, see Machining vibrations. For the albums, see Vibrations (Roy Ayers album) and Vibrations (The Three Sounds album). Classical mechanics …
123Piano pedals — are foot operated levers at the base of a piano which change the instrument s sound in various ways. Modern pianos usually have three pedals, from left to right, the soft pedal (or una corda), the sostenuto pedal, and the sustaining pedal (or… …
124Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
125Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance …
126Great BBQ Challenge — Infobox Television show name = Great BBQ Challenge caption = format = Interactive reality game show picture format = 16:9 runtime = Heats 60 minutes Semi Finals 30 minutes creator = starring =Hosts Jabba Judges Ben O Donoghue Julia Zemiro Mark… …
127Duplicating machines — were the predecessors of modern document reproduction technology. They have now been replaced by digital duplicators, scanners, laser printers and photocopiers, but for many years they were the primary means of reproducing documents for limited… …
128One Canada Square — A view of One Canada Square, the second tallest building in the United Kingdom. Record height Tallest in the United …
