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HORN GAMBA—See Fugara.<br />

DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. 93<br />

Hbrnlein—Iain is a (Ger.) diminutive suffix.<br />

The Homlein is either (i) a small 8 ft. reed {e.g., Lucerne); (2) an<br />

octave Horn ; (3) A Spitzfiote ;'<br />

Humana—See Vox Humana.<br />

or (4) a Nachthorn.<br />

Humangedackt— (Lat.) Humanus = human. 4 ft.<br />

A sweet-toned Gedackt, supposed, presumably, to represent a clear<br />

treble voice. St. Gertrud, Hamburg.<br />

Hummel—Hummelchen. (Ger.) Hummel = humming; chen is a<br />

diminutive suffix, corresponding to (Eng.) kin (e.g., mannikin).<br />

A device for causing two <strong>of</strong> the largest pipes in the <strong>organ</strong> to speak<br />

simultaneously, originally with the intent <strong>of</strong> summarily arousing such poor<br />

mortals as succumbed to the frailties <strong>of</strong> the flesh and snored in the sermon.<br />

Were some enterprising builder to revive this stop in our own time, no<br />

doubt his services would be much in request. See also Effets d' Orage,<br />

Drum Pedal. Later " a drone bass, either C and F, or C and G<br />

(Matthews).<br />

I.<br />

Infra Bass— (Lat.) Infra = below. See Sub-bass.<br />

Inverted Languid,<br />

A pattern <strong>of</strong> pipe, the languid <strong>of</strong> which is set<br />

in reverse position, upside down. The cham-<br />

Section <strong>of</strong><br />

metal pipe,<br />

showing<br />

Ordinary<br />

Languid.<br />

fered side <strong>of</strong> the languid is thus underneath, not<br />

above. Herr Voit <strong>of</strong> Durlach once informed<br />

the author, that pipes so constructed had<br />

occasionally been utilized in Germany, when it<br />

had been desired to imitate the tone <strong>of</strong> the old<br />

builders. In this country the idea has been<br />

conceived independently by Mr. Herbert<br />

Norman (Norman & Beard), in his Corno Flute<br />

(q.v.).<br />

Pipes -with.<br />

Diapasons with inverted languid, <strong>of</strong> very<br />

full and firm tone, have also been made by this<br />

firm. The inversion <strong>of</strong> the languid seems to<br />

have the effect <strong>of</strong> casting the wind more inside<br />

<strong>of</strong> the pipe. Gedackts are sometimes, though<br />

very rarely, provided with thin languids but<br />

slightly chamfered. The effect <strong>of</strong> this treatment<br />

is somewhat similar to that <strong>of</strong> the Inverted<br />

Languid. There is a Gedackt so made at<br />

Hucknall Torkard, Notts. (Musson & Compton).<br />

"<br />

Section <strong>of</strong><br />

metal pipe,<br />

showing<br />

Inverted<br />

Languid.

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