Sifflet

Sifflet [Lat. sifilare], 1. Fr.: whistle, pipe. The word has been in use from the 13th c. on, at which time small whistles of precious materials were made; 2. organ stop of open flue pipes at 1′, ½′ pitches, known in France from the 16th c. on (62, 204). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Dufourcq, Norbert. Esquisse d'une histoire de I'orgue en France. Paris, 1935. Wright, Rowland. Dictionnaire des instruments de musique. London, 1941.