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Il6 DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.
Philomela—(Lat.) = nightingale.
A large-scaled solo Doppelflote or wood Stentorphon, something after
the Tibia Plena style (see Jubalflote). Cincinnati Concert Hall, U.S.A.
(Hook & Hastings). There is a musical instrument of the name made in
various classical forms. It is akin to the Violin, but has wire strings.
Phocinx = Krummhorn.
Phoneuma—(Gr.) /j.a = breath or
spirit—voice of the spirit. If the latter meaning be that intended,
the 7r should not have been elided. Invented by Mr. Hope-Jones.
8 ft. ; 16 ft.
The Phoneuma, roughly speaking, is a stopped pipe of Dulciana scale,
speaking as a Quintaton. It is, however, more stringy in character than
the last-named stop. The Phoneuma, as found in Mr. Hope-Jones'
organs, is purely a fancy stop, barely audible. It is useful occasionally for
special effects, but it is in reality more of a curiosity in voicing than anything
else. The lower octaves of the stop are usually bearded. In some
examples, a peculiarity of the voicing is that the nicking extends but half
way across the face of the languid. The mouth of the Phoneuma is
narrow, being in some instances only \ of the circumference of the pipe;
Occasionally two Phoneumas are caused to beat together as a Voix Celeste
(see Celestina). In fact, the Phoneuma was originally introduced as a
stop arranged to beat with a Gedeckt, a circumstance which accounts for
the stereotyped definition of the stop as "something of the nature of the
Voix Celeste.'' When voiced as a quiet and keen Quintaton, the stop
might be most effectively employed as a timbre creator, and even, perhaps,
as an accompaniment to a solo stop. St. Mark, Brighton ;• St. Michael,
Chester Square, W. (Hope-Jones) ; Burton Parish Church (Norman &
Beard and Hope-Jones). In 16 ft. pitch, Oakleigh Park Congregational
Church (Ingram, Hope-Jones & Co.); Orchestrelle Co., Regent Street, \V.
(Austin Organ Co., of U.S.A.). In U.S.A.— First Presbyterian Church,
Montclair, N.J. (Austin Organ Co., Hope- Jones) ; St. John's School,
Manlius, N.Y. (Hope-Jones and Harrison).
PHYSHARMONIKA— Phisharmonika, Seraphine. S ft. ; 16 ft.
Virtually a set of Harmonium (free) reeds incorporated in the organ
The Physharmonika is usually unprovided with tubes and fed from a
separate reservoir, the wind pressure of which is capable of being varied
by means of a pedal at the console. The power of the Physharmonika is
thus susceptible of variation without any concomitant alteration of pitch.
The Physharmonika can be used expressively with excellent effect in a