organ [2]

Wind instrument with several keyboards; it produces sound by means of pipes that are fed by a blower.

reed pipe

Pipe in which sound is produced by the vibration of a tongue on the open face of a pipe.

foot

Lower part of the conical pipe through which air enters; it is attached to the upperboard.

shallot

Hollow pipe with one open face, on which the tongue vibrates.

tongue

Small sheet of flexible metal that vibrates on the open face of the pipe; the amplitude of the vibrations determines the pitch of the note.

wedge

Piece of wood that attaches the tongue to the upper end of the pipe.

block

Movable part inserted into the foot of the pipe; its lower end holds the shallot.

tuning wire

Metal stem that adjusts the length of the shallot’s vibrating part to tune the pipe.

resonator

Resonant vessel that amplifies the vibrations of the shallot.

foot hole

Opening through which air from the blower enters the pipe.