organ stops
Cathedral console knobs
Organ stops are the knobs or levers on a pipe organ that control which sets of pipes sound.
Each stop activates pipes with a distinct tone color—flutes, reeds, strings.
Pulling out a stop lets air flow to that rank of pipes; pushing it in silences them.
The phrase pull out all the stops means to use every available resource, from the practice of engaging all stops for maximum volume and richness.
- diapasonComplete tonal range
- fluteTube blown sideways
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- registrationFormal recording of participation
- stopsCeases to continue
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Array of input keys
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