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04 DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.<br />

Inverted Mouth, Pipes -witli.<br />

The mouth <strong>of</strong> a flue pipe is said to be inverted when the qhamfering or<br />

bevelling <strong>of</strong> the upper lip, instead <strong>of</strong> being executed on the outside <strong>of</strong> the<br />

pipe as ordinarily, is on the inside, the outer face remaining level. The<br />

Vienna Flute furnishes a good instance <strong>of</strong> the use <strong>of</strong> the inverted lip, the<br />

mouth having the appearance <strong>of</strong> a simple circular orifice, partially covered,<br />

perhaps, by the cap. Inverted mouths are frequently applied to Flute<br />

<strong>stops</strong>. Generally speaking, the tone <strong>of</strong> pipes so treated partakes more <strong>of</strong><br />

the orchestral imitative quality than that <strong>of</strong> pipes with the ordinary<br />

pattern <strong>of</strong> mouth. The distinctive attack or "piff " accompanying the<br />

speech <strong>of</strong> pipes with the inverted mouth, even though disguised as skilfully<br />

as possible, soon becomes wearisome. On this account, inverted mouths<br />

are better eschewed so far as unison Flutes constantly in use, such as<br />

Great <strong>organ</strong> Clarabellas, Hohlfiutes, and Waldflutes, are concerned (see<br />

Waldflotk). The same objection does not apply so forcefully to octave<br />

Flute <strong>stops</strong>. For illustrations, see Flauto Traverso.<br />

JEU— (Fr.) = Stop.<br />

Jeux d'Anches = Reeds. Jeux de Fond = Foundation <strong>stops</strong>.<br />

J,<br />

JUBALFLOTE—Jubal. Jubal, "the father <strong>of</strong> all such as handle the<br />

harp and <strong>organ</strong>."—Genesis iv. 21. 8 ft. ; 4 ft. ; 2 ft.<br />

A Doppelflote <strong>of</strong> some power; usually <strong>of</strong> open pipes. St. Paul,<br />

Frankfurt (Walcker, 1833). During the recent rebuild <strong>of</strong> this <strong>organ</strong>, in<br />

1899, a mistake occurred in the "tubing" <strong>of</strong> the Tibia and the Jubalflote,<br />

the result being that the Jubalflote is now controlled by the stop labelled<br />

Tibia.<br />

Jula—An 8 ft., or Quint, Gemshorn. Also a corruption <strong>of</strong> Jubalflote.<br />

Jungfern-Regal—See Regal.<br />

Kalber-Regal—See Regal.<br />

K,<br />

Kalliope—In classical mythology Kalliope was the Muse <strong>of</strong> epic poetry.<br />

Applied to an <strong>organ</strong> stop, the name is particularly unfortunate,<br />

serving as the word does in America to designate steam <strong>organ</strong>s<br />

sometimes employed at fairs, and the steam whistles used on board<br />

ship. 8 ft. ; 4 ft.<br />

The Kalliope, which was invented by Mr. Hope-Jones, was composed<br />

<strong>of</strong> stopped pipes <strong>of</strong> exceedingly large scale. The tone was hollow and

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