diapason

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Feldman was fascinated by the organ's principal pipes that produce the thickly textured diapason sounds that are pure organ, as opposed to the myriad other pipes with, say, flute-like or brass-like characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2016

The mimeographed Bulletin was under no illusion that its cheerful chirping could drown out the harsh diapason from the rest of the press.

From Time Magazine Archive

For minutes, a diapason of booming whistles from the grey ships in the North River seemed to drown out everything.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1866 oxen began hauling the logs which formed its 32-foot diapason, its tiny flutinos.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Oh, Miss Lee, they’ve got the most lovely dresses,” she went on, releasing every stop in a diapason of envy.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton