WRESTPLANKWrest from wrœstan, A.S., to strain a string to a required tension; O.E. wrest, a tuning hammer or key.
The claric ord hath a tunely kynde,
As the wyre is wrested high and lowe.—Skelton.
and WRESTPINS. The Wrestplank or Pinblock of a pianoforte is the carrier of the wrest or tuning-pins, and is of great importance to the tone and stability of the instrument, its solidity maintaining the due continuance of the upper partials of the...
