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An organ pipe is a sound-producing element of the pipe organ that resonates at a specific pitch when pressurized air (commonly referred to as wind) is driven through it. Each pipe is tuned to a note of the musical scale. A set of organ pipes of similar timbre comprising the complete scale is known as a rank; one or more ranks constitutes a stop.
This is a list of components and terms related to the pipe organ. It is a subcategory of pipe organ . . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pipe organ parts .
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called wind) through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard.Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre, volume, and construction throughout the keyboard compass.
A schematic of a typical reed pipe. A reed pipe (also referred to as a lingual pipe) is an organ pipe that is sounded by a vibrating brass strip known as a reed.Air under pressure (referred to as wind) is directed towards the reed, which vibrates at a specific pitch.
A flue pipe (also referred to as a labial pipe) is an organ pipe that produces sound through the vibration of air molecules, in the same manner as a recorder or a whistle, in a pipe organ. Air under pressure (called wind ) is driven through a flue and against a sharp lip called a labium , causing the column of air in the pipe to resonate at a ...
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Articles on types of Pipe organ (e.g. Fairground organ) belong here, specific organs (e.g. Wanamaker organ) belong at Category:Individual pipe organs Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pipe organs .