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126 DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.<br />

Reed— Reedwork. (Ger.) Zungenstimmen (= Tongue-<strong>stops</strong>), or<br />

Rohrwerk, (Archaic Ger.) Schnarrwerk = Reeds, (Fr.) Jeux<br />

d'Anches.<br />

A collective name for a class <strong>of</strong> <strong>stops</strong>, the tone <strong>of</strong> which is produced<br />

in a different manner to that <strong>of</strong> flue pipes. In the reed pipe the tone is<br />

generated by a metal tongue or vibrator beating against or through a<br />

framework known as the reed or (Fr.) dchalote, anglice shallot. This<br />

shallot is a brass tube with a considerable portion <strong>of</strong> one side cut away,<br />

presenting the appearance <strong>of</strong> a reed or stalk split down. When this<br />

Fig. A—Beating Reed.<br />

Fig. B—Open<br />

Shallot.<br />

Fig. C—Closed<br />

Shallot.<br />

opening extends the whole length <strong>of</strong> the shallot, the latter is known as<br />

" open," when only a portion there<strong>of</strong>, as " closed." Open shallots are not

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