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Transposed Organ Tuning
By Philip Jamison

I often find organs scales marked on pipes or keyframes to be off by
several notes.  I've read that many organ makers tuned their organs a
third or more higher than the pitches on the scale.  Why didn't they
just list the pitches as they actually are?

Also, may I ask if a special bit exists for drilling tapered holes for
pipe feet, or must this be fabricated?

Philip Jamison


(Message sent Tue 7 Apr 1998, 20:09:41 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Organ, Transposed, Tuning

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