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  2. Tuning mechanisms for stringed instruments - Wikipedia

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    Tuning pegs with knobs on a veena.. Tapered pegs are a simple, ancient design, common in many musical traditions. Tapered pegs are common on classical Indian instruments such as the sitar, the Saraswati veena, and the sarod, but some like the esraj and Mohan veena often use modern tuning machines instead.

  3. Oud - Wikipedia

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    The oud (Arabic: عود, romanized: ʿūd, pronounced) [1] [2] [3] is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument [4] (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or 13 strings respectively.

  4. List of musical instruments by Hornbostel–Sachs number: 321.321

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    oud [16] Arab: 321.321-6 Pear-shaped fretless stringed instrument, with five courses of two strings and a single eleventh string, a bent back and a bowl-shaped body, often with up to three soundholes, played with a pick pandur: Chechnya: 321.321 pandura: 321.321 panduri: Georgia: 321.321 pipa [17] China: 321.321-5

  5. Water dispenser - Wikipedia

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    A water dispenser with refill water bottles. A water dispenser, sometimes referred to as a water cooler (if used for cooling only), is a machine that dispenses and often also cools or heats up water with a refrigeration unit. It is commonly located near the restroom due to closer access to plumbing.

  6. Pitcher (container) - Wikipedia

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    French ewer, 1795, hard-paste porcelain, height: 25.4 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids.

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    3. InfinitiPRO by Conair The Knot Dr. Detangling Hot Air Brush. Best Budget. Pros: The brush comes with a volumizing attachment. Cons: It takes a long time to dry hair.

  8. Art Nouveau glass - Wikipedia

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    Art Nouveau glass is fine glass in the Art Nouveau style. Typically the forms are undulating, sinuous and colorful art, usually inspired by natural forms. Pieces are generally larger than drinking glasses, and decorative rather than practical, other than for use as vases and lighting fittings; there is little tableware.

  9. Conservation and restoration of lacquerware - Wikipedia

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    Prior to conservation treatment, conservators and conservation scientists analyze and document the properties of the work to determine the best methods and materials for its treatment. [14] Professional conservators use codes of ethics for best practices, such as those from the American Institute for Conservation .