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DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. 57<br />

made (e.g., by Corapton, Binns), tapering but little. Messrs. Norman<br />

& Beard's Corno Flute furnishes likewise a good illustration <strong>of</strong> this<br />

class <strong>of</strong> tone produced from cylindrical pipes. It is generally believed<br />

that the Flauto Dolce was introduced into this country by Schulze.<br />

Mr. Smith, <strong>of</strong> the well-known firm <strong>of</strong> Messrs. Abbott & Smith, <strong>of</strong><br />

Leeds, once informed the author that a Dolce with inverted conical<br />

pipes was introduced at Chesterfield Parish Church by Snetzler. The<br />

Dolce forms an excellent 8 ft. pedal Flute in small <strong>organ</strong>s, superior in<br />

effect to the ordinary Bourdon extension. As a pedal Flute it may be<br />

heard at Holy Trinity, Upper Tooting ; Battersea Polytechnic (Beale<br />

& Thynne, voiced by Whiteley). At St. Katherine's Convent, Queen's<br />

Square, W., the late Mr. Thynne inserted a 16 ft. Dolce <strong>of</strong> exquisite<br />

tone. On account <strong>of</strong> limitation <strong>of</strong> space the lowest few pipes are<br />

stopped. . The manner in which the " meet," or transition from open,<br />

to stopped work, is manipulated, is marvellous ; very gradually, as they<br />

descend in pitch, the pipes begin to lose their " bloom." Indeed some<br />

difficulty is experienced in determining the exact location <strong>of</strong> the break.<br />

Doncaster Parish Church (Schulze) ; St. Stephen, Wandsworth (White-<br />

ley). Chamber <strong>Organ</strong>, Oulton Rocks, Staffs, (and several other <strong>organ</strong>sby<br />

Binns); Hucknall Torkard Parish Church, Notts. (Musson &<br />

Compton) ; Mr. Armitage's Chamber <strong>Organ</strong>, Nottingham ; Cantley<br />

Church, Doncaster ; Emmanuel Church, Leicester ; St. Mary, Westwood.<br />

(with Frein Harmonique), (Compton). Scales:—A Dolce by Binns,.<br />

measured at T.C, 3 in. in diameter at the top <strong>of</strong> the pipe, 2 in. at<br />

the mouth. Below this note the stop is frequently carried down in.<br />

closed pipes. An example at Emmanuel Church, Leicester, by Comp-<br />

ton, made throughout <strong>of</strong> open pipes, measured at CC 4 in. at the top,.<br />

3 in. at the mouth; at T.C, 2% in. at the top, if in. at the mouth.<br />

(3) The name Dolce is sometimes employed to designate a Swell<br />

Bourdon borrowed as a pedal stop. It has also been applied by<br />

Messrs. Brindley & Foster to the Swell Rohrflote, borrowed according;<br />

to that firm's "metechotic" system, as a Great <strong>organ</strong> stop (Wesleyan.<br />

Church, West Leigh).<br />

Dolciano— 8 ft. Either (1) Dolce; (2) Clarabella; (3) Dulciaa<br />

(reed).<br />

DOLCISSIMO—Dulcissima. (It.) Dolcissimo ; (Lat.) Dulcissima = very<br />

sweet. 16 ft.; 8 ft.<br />

(1) Echo Dulciana (Brooklyn Tabernacle, U.S.A.); or (2) Swell<br />

Bourdon, 16 ft., borrowed as a pedal stop (e.g., by Binns).<br />

Dolzflote—See Dulzflote.

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