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 12
... treble cleff , and that the B pipe was 32ft . long and under 4in . in diameter , under which circumstances it would appear that it did not speak the note natural to so long a tube , but probably the octave . The pedals were also ...
... treble cleff , and that the B pipe was 32ft . long and under 4in . in diameter , under which circumstances it would appear that it did not speak the note natural to so long a tube , but probably the octave . The pedals were also ...
Page 49
... treble T T S BBBBBB B B • portions of the organ , inasmuch as the bass pipes require so much more wind ; nevertheless , when the groove would be required very large , it has been found better , for reasons connected with the mechanism ...
... treble T T S BBBBBB B B • portions of the organ , inasmuch as the bass pipes require so much more wind ; nevertheless , when the groove would be required very large , it has been found better , for reasons connected with the mechanism ...
Page 50
... treble , that they may the better sustain the pipes above them . When they become thin towards the treble portion , an occasional thick one is interspersed ( s , Fig . 14 ) to add strength as screw bars . " Their thickness varies from ...
... treble , that they may the better sustain the pipes above them . When they become thin towards the treble portion , an occasional thick one is interspersed ( s , Fig . 14 ) to add strength as screw bars . " Their thickness varies from ...
Page 52
... treble . usual length varies from four inches to a foot . In cases of large pedal organs the pallet holes sometimes reach sixteen or eighteen inches in length , but the resistance of the compressed wind on such a surface of pallet is ...
... treble . usual length varies from four inches to a foot . In cases of large pedal organs the pallet holes sometimes reach sixteen or eighteen inches in length , but the resistance of the compressed wind on such a surface of pallet is ...
Page 54
... treble , and the 16ft . pipes , requiring more wind than the 8ft . or 4ft . , have larger holes under them accordingly . In these , as in all wind passages throughout the organ , it is well to have more room than is actually required ...
... treble , and the 16ft . pipes , requiring more wind than the 8ft . or 4ft . , have larger holes under them accordingly . In these , as in all wind passages throughout the organ , it is well to have more room than is actually required ...
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