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72 DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.
wind was carried by a channel or long cap (as in the French Flute
Traversiere) to a mouth cut half way up the pipe. The author once saw
an old stop of this form at Mr. Binns' factory. The mouths of these
ancient examples of the Flauto Traverso were generally inverted, often
consisting of a round orifice into which the wind was thrown by a sloping
cap, fixed sometimes half-way over, sometimes just under. This type of
Flute, generally known as Vienna Flute, and, of course, not harmonic; is still
occasionally employed by English builders— usually on the Choir organ
for the sake of variety (e.g., by Conacher at Castlerock, Ireland). It exactly
describes many of Bishop's " German Flutes," though other examples of
Fig. B— Flute with Fig. C—Flute with Fig. D—Flute Fig. E— Flute with
ordinary mouth. inverted mouth wlth semicircular semicircular in-
(Waldflote, Suabe inverted mouth verted mouth and
Flute, etc.). (Vienna Flule, wedge-shaped or
Harmonika, etc.). slanting cap
(Flauto Traverso,
Orchestral Flute,
etc.).
the latter were fashioned like Flutes with parabola-shaped heads (see also
Metallic Flute). The Vienna Flute is of hypothetical value. It is
troublesome to make and voice, and the tone is by no means remarkable,
but apt, rather, to be very "fluffy," and devoid of character. There are
enough varieties of Flute tone, well differentiated and variegated, and more
easily obtainable, to satisfy the most exacting of tastes ; moreover, it is quite
a mistaken notion to suppose that all Harmonic Flutes are exactly similar
in quality apart from distinction of power. Scales—A Mid. C Vienna Flute
in the author's possession, made in Germany, measures if in. x iA in,
The mouth, which is semicircular, is cut up a bare \ in.
Flauto Unisone—8 ft. Unison combinational Flute.
Flautonne— (Sp.) = Gedackt. 16 ft.; 8 ft.
sometimes, with Flauto Dulcio 16 ft.
—
4 ft. (2.) Synonymous,