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Enharmonic chamber organ.
Technical description: English chamber organ. Compass 54notes, G₁ - E₆ [GG/BB - e'''].Four extra pipes in each octave to provide enharmonic tuning for A♭, A♯, D♭ and D♯.The enharmonic pitches are pre-selected by two sliders above the stops on either side of the keyboard.Specification:-Stopped diapason (wood) 8-ft.Open diapason (metal above C₃) 8-ft.Principal (metal) 4-ft.Fifteenth (metal) 2-ft.
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Circa 1765 - Maker:
Attributed to Thomas Parker - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.222.11+421.222.3-8
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.222.11+421.222.3-8
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/18263