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DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. 85<br />

H,<br />

Hahn—(Ger.) = cock.<br />

A stop, found in some ancient Continental <strong>organ</strong>s, imitative <strong>of</strong> the<br />

crowing <strong>of</strong> the cock to announce the dawn <strong>of</strong> day (particularly Christmas<br />

Day), or reminiscent <strong>of</strong> St. Peter's Denial. Magdeburg Cathedral (1604).<br />

Hail—See Grele.<br />

HaLb—(Ger.) = half. A prefix equivalent to "octave" (e.g., Halb-<br />

prinzipal).<br />

Half-stopped Pipes—See Rohrflote.<br />

Harfen-Prinzipal— (Ger.) Harfe = harp.<br />

Akin to Geigen-Prinzipal. Adlung refers to a 4 ft. Nachthorn at Gera,<br />

resembling a harp in the top octave. Breslau.<br />

Harfen-Regal— See Regal.<br />

HARMON 1A -(ETHERIA—Harmonica ^theria.<br />

•A delicate Mixture stop. It is generally made either as a s<strong>of</strong>t Dulciana<br />

Mixture, or definitely <strong>of</strong> string-toned pipes. It is thus virtually identical<br />

with Echo-Cornet or Dulciana Cornet. Needless to say, any such stop,<br />

when properly tuned, is a mo'st useful adjunct to the <strong>organ</strong>. Stadthalle,<br />

Heidelberg (Voit).<br />

Harmonic Claribel-8 ft.<br />

A name introduced by Mr. Casson to designate a large-scaled Harmonic<br />

Flute <strong>of</strong> thick, full tone. The Willis Claribel Flute is usually a metal stop,<br />

<strong>of</strong> harmonic structure. There was also an example <strong>of</strong> the Harmonic<br />

Claribel in the Hope-Jones-Denman <strong>organ</strong> at Holy Trinity, Scarborough.<br />

There is an instance <strong>of</strong> the Harmonic Claribel, 8 ft., in the <strong>organ</strong> at the<br />

Colston Hall, Bristol (Norman & Beard, 1905). It is a wood Claribel<br />

Flute with inverted mouth, speaking on 20 in. wind. The stop, which is<br />

# <strong>of</strong> very large scale, is <strong>of</strong> double length from mid. C upwards<br />

HARMONIC DIAPASON—8 ft.<br />

A hybrid stop, which, as the outcome <strong>of</strong> an attempt to obtain powerful<br />

Diapason tone from pipes <strong>of</strong> harmonic construction, is virtually a very<br />

coarse-toned Harmonic Flute. The pipes are harmonic from fid. G.,<br />

mid. C, E or F upwards, the bass being "tubby" in scale and tone. The<br />

Harmonic Diapason was a pioneer attempt to produce the " big " foun-<br />

dation tone so characteristic <strong>of</strong> the modern English <strong>organ</strong>. Now-a-days, to<br />

procure this desirable feature, we set to work in the opposite direction,<br />

endeavouring to secure weight and depth <strong>of</strong> tone rather than mere<br />

stentorophonic noise. Such <strong>stops</strong> as the leathered Diapason, Tibia Plena,<br />

Tibia Minor, etc., whilst in themselves apparently <strong>of</strong> no extraordinary

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