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60 DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.
measures about 2 ft. There is a good example of a 32 ft. wood stojv
of small scale at the Albert Hall, Sheffield (Cavaille'-Coll). The first
metal stop of 32 ft. pitch in England was inserted at York Minster
(1832) by Hill. It is still in use. The CCCC pipe measures 20 in.
in diameter. Metal 32 ft. pipes vary in diameter from about 14 in.
to as much as 24 in. The greater number in this country have been
made by Kitsell of London, the celebrated zinc worker—that metal
being undoubtedly the best material for such large pipes. At St. George's
Hall, Liverpool, Willis experimented with cast iron pipes fitted with
wood mouths ; but they were never satisfactory, and a new stop of zinc
was substituted during the recent rebuild. The 32 ft. stop at the Albert
Hall (Willis) is of " pure tin " (i.e., 90 per cent.) burnished. The lowest
four pipes are reputed to have cost altogether ^800—the price of a
moderate-sized organ in itself. At Ulm Miinster (Walcker, 1856), may be
seen cylindrical 32 ft. pipes of wood. Formerly they stood in the case "in
prospect." The open 32 ft. stop is a very great luxury, any organ
possessing it being at once raised to the dignity of a cathedral instrument.
A popular tonal effect at the present day is that of 32 ft. pedal alone, with
distinctive manual stops such as the Celeste.
Double English Horn-16 ft.
Invented by Mr. Hope-Jones. The pipes of the Double English
Horn, which are of thick heavy metal, are of inverted conical shape and
are surmounted by large bells. They are of full Oboe scale. The tongues
are weighted and kept as fiat and close to the reed as possible. The
shallots are " open " (i.e., made with parallel apertures). The result is a
very fiery " free " tone, of great brilliancy and richness. Possessing as it
does but little body, the tone quality may be described as a thin blare (in a
musical sense). The Double English Horn is particularly remarkable for
the richness it imparts in combination. It is a most effective Swell double
reed. At the same time its " freedom " of tone renders it scarcely well
suited to form the position (which it has sometimes occupied) of the only
double stop in a Swell, a flue double being necessary The stop does not
resemble the Cor Anglais, and differs much in tone from the ordinary
double reeds. There are good specimens at the Collegiate Church
Warwick ; St. Michael, Chester Square, W. ; and Worcester Cathedral
(Hope-Jones).
Double Flute—See Doppelflote.
DOUBLE-MOUTHED PIPES—See Doppelflote.
DOUBLE OBOE-HORN— See Oboe-Horn.
Double Stopped Bass—32 ft. See Sub-Bourdon.
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