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Pianoaccordatore
. . . I was wondering, and I am asking all of you,
but if the term coined at a European level to indicate the escapement lever is MONTANTE [rising] because in the horizontal position it makes the hammer rise towards the strings, then in the vertical position, since the escapement lever pushes the hammer towards the string, can we call it SPINGITORE [pusher]?
Administrator
If we want, even in the grand piano, the escapement repetition lever pushes the hammer towards the string... When thinking about the escapement repetition lever, I believe its movement must be isolated from the rest of the mechanics. In fact, both in the upright and in the grand, the lever moves upwards and "climbs" onto the roller in the grand or onto the hammer cap in the upright. Therefore, it seems correct to me to call it 'montante' (repetition lever) as it is also called in standard nomenclature.
Member
"Spingitore" to me seems like a term more related to agriculture than to piano playing...
