Block

Block 1. (Fr.: biseau; Ger.: Nuss, Kern; It.: anima), in wooden organ flue pipes, that part which corresponds to the languid of metal pipes; in organ reed pipes, that part which separates tube or resonator from the *boot (101); 2. (Fr.: tasseau; Ger.: Klötzchen; It.: zocchetto), block of wood inserted at the corners, neck, and button in certain European bowed instrs. to strengthen the body and provide a gluing surface; 3. a fipple. Hunt, N. A. Bonavia. Modern Organ Stops. London, 1923.