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Spinet
Spinet meaning
A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
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As their harp is longer than that of a spinet or console piano, they have a stronger bass sound that to some pianists is well worth the trade-off in range that a reduced key-set offers.
For example, A-105 was "Tudor styling in light oak or walnut," while the A-143 was "warm cherry finish, Early American styling".sfn This model numbering scheme was used for several other series of console and spinet organs that subsequently appeared.
Pedal keyboards have from 12 keys (home spinet organs) to 25 keys (many Hammond organs) to 32 or more (pipe organs in churches).
The tiny spinet upright was manufactured from the mid-1930s until recent times.