Organs and Organ Building: A Treatise on the History and Construction of the Organ, from Its Origin to the Present Day, with Important Specifications"The Bazaar" Office, 1881 - 248 pages |
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Page 42
... pressure of the top - boards and weights . In the middle board are placed suckers ( S S SS , Fig . 7 ) , i.e. , holes provided with leather valves on the top . These valves are made of one or more thicknesses of leather with a single ...
... pressure of the top - boards and weights . In the middle board are placed suckers ( S S SS , Fig . 7 ) , i.e. , holes provided with leather valves on the top . These valves are made of one or more thicknesses of leather with a single ...
Page 43
... pressure on the pipes unless the folds s s and L L were made the one to open outwards and the under to open inwards ; thus , as it were , each counteracting the other . It was also apparent that , to have a steady supply of wind , these ...
... pressure on the pipes unless the folds s s and L L were made the one to open outwards and the under to open inwards ; thus , as it were , each counteracting the other . It was also apparent that , to have a steady supply of wind , these ...
Page 44
... pressure of the wind in the bellows . If at any moment this pressure is increased , as by the sudden discontinu- ance of stops , & c . , the spring gives , and the concussion is here received , instead of being felt at the pipes . The ...
... pressure of the wind in the bellows . If at any moment this pressure is increased , as by the sudden discontinu- ance of stops , & c . , the spring gives , and the concussion is here received , instead of being felt at the pipes . The ...
Page 46
... pressure and produces a given note , that , if the pressure be increased , the note will be sharpened ; and it also is clear that many kinds of pipes may require a higher pressure than others , to bring out the best tone of which they ...
... pressure and produces a given note , that , if the pressure be increased , the note will be sharpened ; and it also is clear that many kinds of pipes may require a higher pressure than others , to bring out the best tone of which they ...
Page 52
... pressure , and thus instantly releasing the back portion . Perhaps the most simple and ingenious of these peculiar pallets is one termed the relief pallet ( Fig . 15 ) , and so arranged that it acts like a split , pallet , the wind ...
... pressure , and thus instantly releasing the back portion . Perhaps the most simple and ingenious of these peculiar pallets is one termed the relief pallet ( Fig . 15 ) , and so arranged that it acts like a split , pallet , the wind ...
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