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74<br />

DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.<br />

In the fine instrument at All Souls' Church, Radford, Nottingham<br />

(Musson & Compton, 1903) the Swell Viole d'Orchestre 8 ft. and Hohlflote<br />

8 ft., and the Contra Viola 16 ft. and Hohlflote 8 ft. were advisedly<br />

designed to produce similar effects. (See also Cor Anglais). The idea<br />

underlying the experimental use <strong>of</strong> these " flue reed <strong>stops</strong> " is the investiga-<br />

tion into the possibility <strong>of</strong> dispensing with reed <strong>stops</strong>—with their attendant<br />

disadvantages in the matter <strong>of</strong> constant attention and tuning required<br />

in village churches and other buildings remote from the care <strong>of</strong> a tuner.<br />

JPlllte—32 ft. ; 16 ft. ; 8 ft. ; 4 ft. j 2 ft. ; 1 ft. ; and Mutation.<br />

A generic term for a quality <strong>of</strong> tone, comparatively dull and cloying,<br />

with but small development <strong>of</strong> upper partials. According to the ancient<br />

system <strong>of</strong> classification the term Flute comprised all stopped pipes, and<br />

•even such open pipes as Gemshorn. The latter register may be said to be<br />

•comprised under the heading <strong>of</strong> either Diapason, or string tone. At any<br />

rate it is far from being a Flute. Employed alone as a stop name, the<br />

precise signification <strong>of</strong> the term Flute is indefinite. See Flauto Traverso,<br />

and the various types <strong>of</strong> Flute detailed below.<br />

Flute-k-becq— See Flaut-A-becq.<br />

Flute-k-Bouche-Ronde— (Fr.) = Flute with a round mouth. Equivalent<br />

to Vienna Flute.<br />

Wigan (Conacher).<br />

See Flauto Traverso. Wesleyan Church,<br />

FLUTE-A-CHEMINEE— (Fr.)<br />

ROHRFLOTE.<br />

Cheminee = chimney. See<br />

FLUTE-A-PAVILLON—(Fr.) Pavilion = bell. See Bell Diapason.<br />

FLUTE ALLEMANDE—(Fr.) Allemande = German. See Flauto<br />

Traverso.<br />

Flute Bass—See Bass Flute.<br />

Fl Cite Bouchee— (Fr.) = Stopped Flute. Freiburg Cathedral, Switzerland.<br />

Flute Champ— See Feldflotc<br />

FLUTE CONIQUE—(Fr.) Conique = conical. 16 ft.; 8 ft.<br />

A metal Flute <strong>of</strong> inverted conical shape. It yields a very hard and<br />

-powerful tone, suitable as a double on <strong>organ</strong>s <strong>of</strong> considerable magnitude.<br />

Albert Hall, London (Willis, 187 1); St. Sulpice, Paris (Cavailld-Coll).<br />

FLUTE COUVERTE—8 ft.<br />

A special stop invented by Messrs. Conacher, <strong>of</strong> Huddersfield. It<br />

resembles the French Flute-a-Cheminee, but is <strong>of</strong> larger scale—about 4 in.<br />

.at the CC pipe (4 ft. actual length). The tone is extremely liquid and<br />

rbrilliant, and <strong>of</strong> some power. In addition to being <strong>of</strong> value as a combinational<br />

stop, the Flute Couverte forms a most effective solo stop. The<br />

pipes are <strong>of</strong> pure tin, with chimneys from tenor C upwards, and with<br />

:sliding (" canister ") tops (for illustration <strong>of</strong> these see Rohrflote). The<br />

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