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
In 1866 oxen began hauling the logs which formed its 32-foot diapason, its tiny flutinos.
From Time Magazine Archive
Organist Roosevelt, feeling that his audience was with him, now began pulling out the stops and bearing down on the booming diapason.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the organ sounds its joyous diapason, Cardinal O'Connell will listen with the ears of a notable composer.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this moment Edward lifted his violin and, catching the storm note, wove a solemn strain into the diapason of the mighty organ of the sky.
From Sons and Fathers by Edwards, Harry Stillwell
