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Origin of overstring
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The Steinway's most important innovation: the combination in a grand piano of a rigid cast-iron frame with "overstringing."
From Time Magazine Archive
The iron framing in a single casting is a distinctly American invention, but proceeding, like the overstringing, from a German by birth.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various
Messrs. Chickering assert, that the Russians were the first to employ successfully the device of "overstringing," as it is called, by which the bass strings are stretched over the others.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. by Various
Two distinct principles have been developed and combined—the iron framing in a single casting, and the cross or overstringing.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various
The Steinway system of overstringing, however, was more extended, and solved the acoustical difficulties of cross-vibrations more successfully by spreading the long strings, and this, therefore, is the system now generally followed.
From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
Yes, overstrung, gaudily painted, honky tonk joannas for passersby to hammer out jazz standards on, which – naturally – many appeared to be able to do.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win.
From Time Magazine Archive
His nerves must have been overstrung, for he started violently, and came within an ace of dropping both candle-stick and match.
From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell
Poor Dicky, he had a weak heart, overstrung nerves, and an injudicious mother; and between them, was fast being ruined body and soul, when Miriam came to save him.
From A Woman's Burden by Hume, Fergus
Jack rose to his feet, confused by this sudden turmoil coming when his nerves were overstrung.
From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert
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