How would you name this Stop?

[tommy_kingma]

Re: How would you name this Stop?

Woops. Sorrry to make several posts, but the manuals of this organ are even more unusual. They're Positive, Swell and Eco.

[tommy_kingma]

Re: How would you name this Stop?



Will see if I have time to record the pipes in these days. Is it fine if I just "blow" them? I think it is not possible to play them by now, as the organ in which they're placed is not playable. I know of an organ which could "contain them" (like placing them into it's chest) but we can't be sure the pressure is the right one, nor I'm the right person to try to tune them, so, why would you suggest?</P>


I would like to have a bit more of an idea about what could this stop be. As the console is done with Stoptabs (instead of Drawknobs), the idea would be to make a good layout of them and to haveall of them marked. </P>


The console is being built in a foreign country,so we wouldlike notto missa Tab (because leaving a blank space, or leaving the tab blank and then sending it again to be marked would take a lot of time),and wecan not have muchdelays, as the person who is affording the project is very impatient, I need still to have an approximate name, it's quite urgent.</P>


If we succeed indoing this restoration properly,maybe the same person, or people related, would help to afford other organ restorations.</P>


You just can't imagine how important is this project to me. I really beg you all to hurry with answers, please.</P>


Thanks in advance.</P>

[Manum de Tabula]

Re: How would you name this Stop?

Blowing into the pipe is alright if that's all that can be done. Try to get as big a breath as you can so the sound lasts a few seconds. From the list you furnished I would guess it may be an Eolin or Voz Celeste if it seems to be tuned slightly sharp or flat compared to one of the other ranks. Considering the amount of damage, you may have to go with a "best guess" name. If the pipes are as damaged as the console, you might be forced to replace many of them anyway.

[tommy_kingma]

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Luckily the pipes are in perfect state. I don't think it's a Vox Celeste (Or Voz celeste as we call it in spanish) because it should be paired with another string, and I think it's the only one in this division.</P>


Aeolin/Eolín Could be a very good option for the name of the stop, but I'm not sure if the construction of the pipes are those of an Aeolin.</P>

[Manum de Tabula]

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In his "Dictionary of Organ Stops" J. I. Wedgwood states:
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"The use of beards has entirely revolutionized string tone voicing...The application of a beard to a pipe which has (is) overblown into its octave will at once restore the ground tone;...
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"The addition of 'side beards', as ears are named in Germany, is not regarded as a needless distortion of the pipe...," </p>

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You may have an overblown string. If you can do two recordings, do one blowing normally and a second recording blowing extremely hard to get the pitch an octave higher.[|-)]
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[tommy_kingma]

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Well, I couldn't record the pipes and must send the list with the name of the stops this week. I can still regret, but the name we choose for this stop was Flautado de Viola [8-|]. The name is almost correct except for the treble, in which the pipes have no beard. The pipes are perhaps overblown and have an hybrid sound. I'm still open to suggestions before saturday morning -6 GMT.</P>


Thanks for all who made suggestions. [:D]</P>