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      • You’ll notice more than 150 stops, or knobs, on either side of the organ console. Each stop controls a series of 61 pipes that all make the same tone.
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  1. The organ at the Naval Academy Chapel has 522 stops. The pitch produced by an organ pipe is a function of its length. All else equal, longer pipes produce lower-pitched notes, and shorter pipes are higher in pitch. An organ stop uses a set (rank) of pipes of graduated lengths to produce the range of notes needed.

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  3. A typical pump organ will usually have 7, 9, or 11 stops. However, as the number of stops goes up beyond 11 it’s a good indicator that you’ve got a pretty good quality organ. Usually, the more stops an organ has, the higher its quality and the greater its value in the marketplace.

  4. Jul 7, 2022 · How do the stops work on an organ? A stop is firstly defined by its length, Anna explains. “The standard length is eight-foot. If I pull out an eight-foot stop, middle C sounds like middle C. And if I keep my finger held down, push that stop back in and pull out a four-foot, it jumps up the octave. The shorter the pipe, the higher the note.

  5. Jan 11, 2010 · The crescendo pedal incrementally activates stops as it is pressed forward and removes stops as it is depressed backward, starting with the softest stops and ending with the loudest. When an organ has only one pedal, it generally controls the volume of the entire organ.

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  6. This video provides a description of the families of organ sounds (principals, flutes, strings, reeds) and an explanation of organ stop names. Dr Steven Nisb...

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  8. Organ Terminology. You’ll notice more than 150 stops, or knobs, on either side of the organ console. Each stop controls a series of 61 pipes that all make the same tone.

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