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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUNDPOST

soundpost  [ˈsaʊndˌpəʊst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUNDPOST

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Soundpost is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOUNDPOST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soundpost

Sound post

In a string instrument, the sound post or soundpost is a small dowel inside the instrument under the treble end of the bridge, spanning the space between the top and back plates and held in place by friction. It serves as a structural support for an archtop instrument, transfers sound from the top plate to the back plate and alters the tone of the instrument by changing the vibrational modes of the plates. The sound post is sometimes referred to as the âme, a French word meaning "soul". The bow has also been referred to as the soul of these instruments. The Italians use the same term, anima, for this. Sound posts are used: ▪ In all members of the violin family; ▪ In some members of the viol family; ▪ In some archtop guitars; ▪ In other string instruments.

Definition of soundpost in the English dictionary

The definition of soundpost in the dictionary is a small post, usually of pine, on guitars, violins, etc, that joins the front surface to the back, helps to support the bridge, and allows the whole body of the instrument to vibrate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOUNDPOST


airpost
ˈɛəˌpəʊst
bedpost
ˈbɛdˌpəʊst
blogpost
ˈblɒɡˌpəʊst
Datapost
ˈdeɪtəˌpəʊst
doorpost
ˈdɔːˌpəʊst
footpost
ˈfʊtˌpəʊst
Freepost
ˈfriːˌpəʊst
gatepost
ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst
goalpost
ˈɡəʊlˌpəʊst
guidepost
ˈɡaɪdˌpəʊst
heelpost
ˈhiːlˌpəʊst
impost
ˈɪmpəʊst
lamppost
ˈlæmpˌpəʊst
milepost
ˈmaɪlˌpəʊst
outpost
ˈaʊtˌpəʊst
post
pəʊst
rudderpost
ˈrʌdəˌpəʊst
signpost
ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst
sternpost
ˈstɜːnˌpəʊst
waypost
ˈweɪˌpəʊst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUNDPOST

soundbox
soundcard
sounder
sounding
sounding board
sounding lead
sounding line
soundingly
soundings
soundless
soundlessly
soundlessness
soundly
soundman
soundness
soundproof
soundproofing
sounds
soundscape
soundtrack

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUNDPOST

ante-post
between you and me and the bedpost
book post
by return of post
compost
fence post
first-past-the-post
first post
from pillar to post
hitching post
last post
listening post
newel post
observation post
parcel post
registered post
repost
tool post
trading post
whipping post

Synonyms and antonyms of soundpost in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «soundpost» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUNDPOST

Find out the translation of soundpost to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soundpost from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soundpost» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

soundpost
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soundpost
570 millions of speakers

English

soundpost
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

soundpost
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

soundpost
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

soundpost
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soundpost
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

soundpost
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Âme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soundpost
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stimm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

soundpost
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

soundpost
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soundpost
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

soundpost
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

soundpost
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वनीस्थान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soundpost
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soundpost
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

soundpost
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

soundpost
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Soundpost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

soundpost
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soundpost
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soundpost
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

soundpost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soundpost

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUNDPOST»

The term «soundpost» is normally little used and occupies the 129.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUNDPOST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soundpost

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUNDPOST»

Discover the use of soundpost in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soundpost and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Springer Handbook of Acoustics
These curves were evaluated analytically for the rotational admittance across the two feet of a bridge mounted on the front plate of an idealised rectangular box- like violin without f-holes but with a soundpost close to the treble foot of the bridge.
Thomas D. Rossing, 2007
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All Things Strings: An Illustrated Dictionary
soundpost. Delay taught a system of five sounding points with 1 being immediately against the bridge and 5 being just over the end of the fingerboard. Shinichi Suzuki used Figure 134. Dorothy Delay's five sounding point zones. the image of ...
Jo Nardolillo, 2014
3
The Physics of Musical Instruments
normal position to those of the same violin with the soundpost relocated about 10 mm closer to the centerline of the violin. With the soundpost nearer the centerline, the TI mode was raised about 9% in frequency and the bridge mobility (input ...
Neville Horner Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing, 1998
4
The Luthier's Handbook: A Guide to Building Great Tone in ...
use a soundpost under the treble foot of the bridge. The soundpost is a wood dowel fitted snugly between the soundboard and backboard and positioned just slightly behind the bridge. This post is used stiffen the soundboard (thus tuning the ...
Roger H. Siminoff, 2002
5
Raymond Deane
A. Writings on Music 'Diabolus in Natura: The "Nature" of New Music', Maynooth Review, 4, 2 (1978), 22-30 'Brendan Behan's Eunuchs', Soundpost, Aug.-Sept. 1982, 10-11 'Founding Father: Raymond Deane reflects on John Cage at 70', ...
Patrick Zuk, 2006
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Cremona Violins: A Physicist's Quest for the Secrets of ...
On the opposite side, the right foot of the bridge rests over what Fry calls soundpost fibers (SPF), which extend over a width approximately equal to the diameter of the soundpost. As with the center of mass of the bassbar, the soundpost is also ...
Kameshwar C. Wali, 2010
7
The Science of String Instruments
The soundpost is a spruce dowel (~6 mm diameter) fitted between the top and back plates. It is typically placed 2–3 mm behind the treble bridge foot, and about a millimeter inside the edge of the foot. The soundpost helps support the top by ...
Thomas Rossing, 2010
8
The Italian Viola Da Gamba: Proceedings of the International ...
Positioning the soundpost in this way was also a means of avoiding splitting, or cracking the soundboard due to the scissoring pressure produced on the soundboard with modern adjustment. Interestingly, a split on the soundboard of a  ...
Susan Orlando, 2002
9
The Cambridge Companion to the Violin
3 The origin of the soundpost is more open to conjecture. Early German violins reveal evidence of a central soundpost but no bass-bar. The soundpost was possibly introduced as a support for the bridge by makers who were unaware of the ...
Robin Stowell, 1992
10
Picture Yourself Playing Violin: Step-by-Step Instruction ...
Volume is affected by the placement of the feet of the bridge, which sends the vibration frequency of a note through the front side of the violin to the soundpost and bass bar inside of the violin. The soundpost is under the left foot of the bridge  ...
Bridgette Seidel, 2008

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUNDPOST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soundpost is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Your week in Seattle music: Bob Dylan, Phish and more
Soundposts. A blog for Seattle music lovers of all stripes, from hip-hop and indie rock to jazz and world music. Rock/Pop · R & B/Hip-hop · Country · Jazz · Folk. «The Seattle Times, Oct 14»
2
Greenlight Capital Takes Stakes in BP, Anadarko, Micron
Mr. Lester closed his hedge fund, Soundpost Partners, last year, in market conditions that hurt many short-sellers. Recommended post. x. Amazon and Apple ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 14»
3
Short sellers see big chance-if they can survive
They include Russell Faucett's Barrington Partners, Jaime Lester's Soundpost Partners and, as previously reported, Marc Andersen and Eliav Assouline's Axial ... «CNBC.com, Nov 13»
4
SEC charges Chicago firm, 22 others in short-sale crackdown
... Capital Partners, Pan Capital AB, Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, Polo Capital International Gestao de Recursos, Soundpost Partners, ... «Chicago Tribune, Sep 13»
5
'Be Heard' Grant Program To Award Classroom Amplification Systems
The Be Heard School Grant program will award four K-12 institutions with classroom voice amplification equipment--Calypso's SoundPost portable voice ... «T.H.E. Journal, Mar 11»
6
How to repair a valuable violin?
"The soundpost is vulnerable as there is so much pressure on it from the weight of the bridge, which holds up the taut strings. I'd say 80% of violins today have a ... «BBC News, Feb 08»

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