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EXPLANATORY.<br />

EXPLANATION OF MEASUREMENTS RELATIVE TO THE<br />

SCALING OF PIPES.<br />

CCCC = 32 ft. C.<br />

CCC = 16 ft. C.<br />

CC = 8 ft. C.<br />

T. C = Tenor C.<br />

Mid. C = Middle C.<br />

Tr. C = Treble C.<br />

The width <strong>of</strong> the mouth <strong>of</strong> a flue pipe is measured according to the<br />

proportion it bears to the circumference <strong>of</strong> the body <strong>of</strong> the pipe. Thus a<br />

"\ mouth" extends round the pipe, the distance <strong>of</strong> one-fourth <strong>of</strong> its<br />

circumference.<br />

The height to which the mouths are cut up may be expressed in two<br />

ways—by absolute measurement, and by relative measurement. The first<br />

method e.g., cut up "|- in."—presents no difficulty. But when the mouth<br />

is said to be "cut up \," it is intended to signify that it is cut up to a<br />

distance corresponding with ^ <strong>of</strong> the width <strong>of</strong> the mouth.<br />

Eng.

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