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Spieldose-Lexikon
Spieldosen-Lexikon
Music box lexicon
by Robbie Rhodes

 Als Hauke und ich seinen Artikel übersetzten, lernte ich viele neue Fachausdrücke bezüglich
Spieldosen kennen. Spieldosen-Experte Frank Metzger half uns dabei, die passenden englischen
Wörter zu finden. Ich hoffe, dass dieses Lexikon künftigen Übersetzern helfen wird.

I learned many new technical terms concerning the music box when Hauke and
I translated his article. Music box expert Frank Metzger helped us with finding
the matching English words.  I hope that this lexicon will help future translators.

der Abschaltmechanismus = stop control mechanism

das Abspielen = the play, replay

der Abtaster = finger, feeler

das Antriebsmodul = drive module

die Aufzugsfeder = mainspring

der Dämpfer = damper

die Dämpfung = the damping

das Dämpferfähnchen = damper-pennants

die Distanzscheibe = spacer disc, spacing disc

der Drehteller = turntable

das Federgehäuse = spring housing, spring case

das Federhaus = spring housing, spring case

die Federtrommel = spring drum, spring case

der Folgestift = the next pin which will approache

der Geschwindigkeitsregler = speed regulator, governor

die Grundplatte = bed plate, base plate

das Hartmessing = hard brass, hardend brass

die Hemmung =  [inhibitor] governor

das Klirren und Scheppern = rattle and clank

das Laufwerk = movement [usually]

die Laufwerke = movements [usually]

das Messingrohr mit eingelassenen Stiften = brass tube with inserted pins

die Musikdose = music box, musical box

die Nockenscheibe = toothed cam, punched cam disc

die Nockenscheiben = toothed cams, punched cam discs

der Programmträger = cylinder

die Scheibe = the disc

die Scheiben = the discs

das Scheibenbündel = disc bundle

der Schlüssel = winding key

die Spieldose = music box, musical box

die Spieldosen = music boxes, musical boxes

die Spieluhr = music box, musical box

die Spieluhren = music boxes, musical boxes

das Spieluhrenlaufwerk = movement

die Stahlplatte = steel plate (for extra mass)

der Starthebel = the start(ing) lever

der Stift = pin

die Stifte = pins

die Stiftwalze = brass tube with inserted pins, cylinder

der Stimmkamm = comb

der Tonkamm = comb

die Tonkämme = combs

der Tonkammblock = comb block

die Tonzinke = tongue

die Walze = cylinder

die Walzen = cylinders

die Welle = the shaft

der Zahnkranz = gear

das Zahnrad = gear

die Zahnräder = gears

die Zinke = tongue

die Zinkenspitze = tip of the tongue

die Zunge = tine, tongue

die Zungen = tine, tongue

06 April 2002

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