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Stopped diapason

Stopped diapason organ stop of flue pipes, originally of stopped rectangular wooden pipes, occurring at 16′ or 8′ pitch, rarely at 4′. It corresponds to the Fr. bourdon and the Ger. Gedackt. Cf. diapason, open diapason (129). Lewis, Walter, and Lewis, Thomas. Modern Organ Building. London, 1939.

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