pointe aux âmes

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See also: pointe-aux-âmes

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃.t‿o.z‿am/ ~ /pwɛ̃.t‿o.z‿ɑm/

Noun

pointe aux âmes f (plural pointes aux âmes)

(music, lutherie) soundpost setter, soundpost setting tool
- 1953, Stéphane Errard, “Chez les luthiers de Mirecourt”, in Le Pays Lorrain: revue trimestrielle illustrée‎, volume 11, number 2, Nancy: Berger-Levrault, page 51:
  Pour l’introduire par une des ouïes du violon on utilise un outil spécial et assez curieux appelé la pointe aux âmes.
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- 1834, J.-C. Maugin, Manuel du Luthier‎, Paris: à la Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Rue Hautefeuille, n° 10 bis., page 93‎:
  Prenant alors la pointe aux ames, vous enfoncez son côté pointu dans l’ame […]
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- 2011, Joël Guy, La rivière coule vers sa source, Paris: Mon Petit Éditeur, →ISBN, page 122:
  Le placement de l’âme à l’intérieur de l’instrument se fait alors que celui-ci est terminé, en utilisant une pointe aux âmes.
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