Jack
The short, upright piece of wood at the end of the key of the harpsichord or spinet, to which the quill was attached which struck the strings.
How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.
The short, upright piece of wood at the end of the key of the harpsichord or spinet, to which the quill was attached which struck the strings.