![]() A set of pipes producing the same timbre for each note is called a rank, while each key on a pipe organ controls a note which may be sounded by different ranks of pipes, alone or in combination. Organ pipes are physically organized within the organ into sets according to note and timbre. The phrase " pull out all the stops,” while once only meant to engaging all voices on the organ, has entered general usage, for deploying all available means to pursue a goal. Registration is the art of combining stops to produce a certain sound. The term is also sometimes used as a synonym for register, referring to rank(s) of pipes controlled by a single stop. On electric or electronic organs that imitate a pipe organ, the same terms are often used, with the exception of the Hammond organ and clonewheel organs, which use the term " drawbar". The term can also refer to the control that operates this mechanism, commonly called a stop tab, stop knob, or drawknob. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist each can be "on" (admitting the passage of air to certain pipes), or "off" ( stopping the passage of air to certain pipes). Shown here are several ranks of pipes, each of which would be controlled from one of the stops on the console.Īn organ stop is a component of a pipe organ that admits pressurized air (known as wind) to a set of organ pipes. ![]()
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