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- noun any of many
knobs near thekeyboard of anorgan used toselect different sounds ortimbres - noun the timbre so produced
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- noun a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality
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john commented on the word organ stop
"An organ stop (or just stop) is a component of a pipe organ which admits pressurized air (known as wind) to a set of organ pipes. Its name comes from the fact that stops can be used selectively by the organist; some can be "on" (admitting the passage of air to certain pipes), while other can be "off" (stopping the passage of air to certain pipes).
The term can also refer to the control that operates this mechanism, commonly called a stop tab, stop knob, or drawknob."
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January 22, 2008