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What is the largest rank of a pipe organ called?
It could be anything. It depends on the particular organ. The largest pipe or the largest rank? Read the Wikipedia article on pipe organ and get your terminology straightened out.
How many pipes per rank in a pipe organ IOW an organ with 14000 pipes would have how many ranks?
IOW? A rank can have anything from 49 to 97 pipes depending on whether it is a straight or unit rank. There are even some short ranks that have fewer than 49 pipes. Ranks in the pedal divisions will have 32 pipes in a straight organ and that number plus multiples of 12 in a unit organ. As for the 14,000 pipe organ, a rough idea will be that number divided by 61. It's probably around 250 ranks when you take into account pedal ranks.
What is the cost of a 32' set of wooden pipes for pipe organ?
One may purchase a small, used pipe organ for under $10,000 (American). However, new pipe organs cost at least $10,000 per rank average. A typical, medium sized church organ will have between 12 and 20 ranks.
Why does the pipe organ have key ranks?
Key Ranks: No such term exists in pipe organ nomenclature. "Keys" may refer to the keys of the keyboards - either the manual keyboards, standard modern compass 61 notes or the pedal keyboards, standard modern compass 32 notes. "Ranks" refer to a set of pipes, typically 61 pipes for a manual rank on a "striaght rank" or up to 97 on a "unit rank." "Stop keys" refer a method of stop controls - sometimes called "Stop tablets" or "Tabs." Other types of stop controls are drawknobs, tilting tablets or rocker tablets and other less common types of controls.
In theatre organ terminology what is the meaning of Ranks and what it the meaning of divisionals?
"Ranks" in pipe organ terminology, whether theatre/cinema organs or concert/church organs, are individual sets or rows of pipes operated by a single control known as a STOP. A rank can be anything from a few pipes to more than 100. Organs may have only 1 rank of pipes - a practice instrument in a house, perhaps. A large cathedral or concert organ might have more than a hundred ranks of pipes. The largest pipe organ in the world has so many ranks nobody has been able to get an exact count of them! Each pipe rank is made to sound, or SPEAK, by a switch or knob (called a STOP) at the keyboards (called the CONSOLE). This opens a valve which allows WIND into the WINDCHEST underneath the rank of pipes. But the pipes won't sound until the organist presses a key on the keyboard which opens another valve under the correct pipe. This makes it easy for the organist to vary the sound without a break in the musical performance. An organ might be described as a WurliTzer 3/8, to give an example. The first number tells you how many KEYBOARDS (for the hands) the instrument has - 3 in this case: the second number is the number of PIPE RANKS in it. This instrument has 8 ranks The foundation sound in a theatre organ comes from a set of pipes called the TIBIA rank. This sound is often made to shake or vibrate by causing a variation in the wind supply. This effect can be switched on or off by using the TREMULANT switch at the keyboards or CONSOLE. The foundation sound of the classical/church organ is made by ranks of DIAPASON pipes. If all ranks of pipes were made the same length (just shortening them to make the notes rise up in pitch) the sound would quickly become boring. So ranks of pipes are made in varying lengths. A theatre organ would have a rank of TIBIA pipes. When the TIBIA 8' stop is turned on, this would sound at the same pitch as a piano. The measurement of a pipe is that of the longest pipe in the rank, which is played by the lowest "C" on the keyboard. The control (stop) for this would be labelled TIBIA 8'. But on its own this is a dull sound. To brighten it the organist might add a pipes from the same TIBIA pipes one octave higher, which would have the name on its stop, TIBIA 4'. These pipes would play 8 notes - or an OCTAVE - higher than the 8' rank. However, a theatre organ just adds 12 pipes to the end of the rank to add an extra octave, versus a classical organ which typically has a rank of pipes per stop There might even be a stop labeled 2' which would make for a very bright sound. The control for this would be labeled TIBIA 2' and the pipes would sound 2 octaves (16 notes) above the 8' rank. Therefore, if the organist switches on the TIBIA 8' and TIBIA 4' and TIBIA 2' stops and plays the bottom note "C" on the keyboard you would hear THREE pipes sounding together and making a bright sound. Every key he pressed would also make 3 pipes sound at the same time. Ranks of pipes in an organ are also made in different shapes to create different kinds of sounds. Just as a trumpet makes a different sound from a trombone which has a different sound to a tuba. An organist can get many varieties of tone color by combining different ranks of pipes and varying the combination as he plays.
What is the largest rank of a pipe organ called?
It could be anything. It depends on the particular organ. The largest pipe or the largest rank? Read the Wikipedia article on pipe organ and get your terminology straightened out.
How many pipes per rank in a pipe organ IOW an organ with 14000 pipes would have how many ranks?
IOW? A rank can have anything from 49 to 97 pipes depending on whether it is a straight or unit rank. There are even some short ranks that have fewer than 49 pipes. Ranks in the pedal divisions will have 32 pipes in a straight organ and that number plus multiples of 12 in a unit organ. As for the 14,000 pipe organ, a rough idea will be that number divided by 61. It's probably around 250 ranks when you take into account pedal ranks.
What is the cost of a 32' set of wooden pipes for pipe organ?
One may purchase a small, used pipe organ for under $10,000 (American). However, new pipe organs cost at least $10,000 per rank average. A typical, medium sized church organ will have between 12 and 20 ranks.
What is the meanig of the phrase pull out all the stops come from?
The term "stops", as used here refers to air valve controls used on pipe organs to allow or interupt the flow of air from the organ's bellows or blower motor into the various wind chests for the particular ranks of pipes it controls. In other words, each rank of pipes in a pipe organ is designed to produce sounds of a specific tonal color. A "stop" contol for each rank is built in to the organ console to allow the organist to select which rank or ranks of pipes are activated as he or she plays. Generally, these are in the form of "draw knobs" with an engraved heads providing the names of each stop. The stop knob is drawn or pulled out to allow air to flow into the windchest channel under the rank of pipes it controls. Then as keys are pressed, smaller valves under each pipe controlled by those pressed keys allow the air to actually reach the toe of the pipe causing it to sound. A stop knob is pushed in to shut off air flow to each rank of pipes. Obviously, the more stop knobs you pull out, the louder and more powerful the organ's sound becomes, as you play. The phrase "pulling out all the stops" is a way, based on the pipe organ and the organists, of saying: "Give all you've got!". Or, "Turn it up to 11!" if you prefer.
Rank the following from lowest to highest cell organ molecule?
molecule - cell - organ
What is Australia's rank compared to other countries?
Its rank would depend on what you mean. Population. Area. Average temperature. You need to be more specific
In terms of US Navy rates and ranks what does FP1 mean?
FP1 means Pipe Fitter First Class. The 'FP' is the Rate (Pipe Fitter) and the '1' stands for the Rank (Petty Officer First Class).
Why does the pipe organ have key ranks?
Key Ranks: No such term exists in pipe organ nomenclature. "Keys" may refer to the keys of the keyboards - either the manual keyboards, standard modern compass 61 notes or the pedal keyboards, standard modern compass 32 notes. "Ranks" refer to a set of pipes, typically 61 pipes for a manual rank on a "striaght rank" or up to 97 on a "unit rank." "Stop keys" refer a method of stop controls - sometimes called "Stop tablets" or "Tabs." Other types of stop controls are drawknobs, tilting tablets or rocker tablets and other less common types of controls.
What is the largest pipe called in a pipe organ?
It depends on the organ. Each one is different. The largest are more than 64' long, but there are only two organs in existence with pipes that large. Each set of pipes, or ranks, has a theoretical number assigned to it to indicate the length of the lowest pipe of that rank. These numbers correspond only to the length of open pipes. Stopped pipes (closed at the top) sound approximately one octave lower than open pipes of the same length. Generally, the longest pipe in the average church organ is low C of the 16' Bourdon - which actually measures slightly more than 8'. Larger organs will sometimes have open ranks of that pitch, the lowest measuring around 17' to 18' - the extra foot or two being taken up by the lower portion - the "foot" and / or "false length" at the top on pipes that are "slot tuned" or facade pipes that need extra length for aesthetic purposes.
The lowest frequecy note of an organ is 16.4 Hz. What is the length of the shortest open organ pipe that will resonate at this frequency?
Scroll down to related links and look for "Closed or Gedackt Organ Pipes - Wikipedia". Organ builders still tend to use feet rather than metres when dealing with organ pipe length and tone e.g. an 8 foot pitched pipe is the same pitch as a piano, and is called '8 foot' because the longest pipe of the rank at this pitch ( the C below the C below Middle C) is 8 feet long. A 4-foot pipe is an octave higher, a 2 foot 2 octaves higher, and a 16 foot rank an octave lower than piano pitch. The fundamental tone of 16.4 Hz represents a 32-foot organ pipe, which is found, except in the very largest organs, only in the pedal section of large instruments. Although the 32 foot pitch is found frequently on large instruments (like cathedral organs) it is not the deepest note of an organ as stated in the question. Some organs, such as the Atlantic City Auditorium organ, USA and Liverpool Cathedral Organ in the UK have 64-foot ranks giving the lowest note as 8.2 Hz. On most organs offering 64-foot ranks, the sound is either produced by a stopped 32-foot pipe, or acoustically, where two shorter pipes are tuned so that the beats between them produce a 64-foot tone. Many huge organs do have a 64' rank (usually called gravissima), but nearly all of them are produced by either a stopped 32' or acoustically. There are not more then 5 organs that has a true (not acoustic, stopped, nor digital), (only counting the rank(S) that accually goes down to the sub-sub-contra C) 64 foot rank, three of them are the organ at the Atlantic City Convention Hall Main Auditorium, the organ at Sydney City Hall, and the one at Worcester Cathedral, in UK. The shortest lengh that will produce 16.4Hz (CCCC) is 16 ft, although this note is the C of the sub-contra octave, this 16ft pipe is stopped on the top, so it produces the note that corresponds to twice that lengh(32ft) . Also should be mentioned, the lowest (true) note on an acual organ is CCCCC which is 8 Hz, that single note cannot be heard alone. THE lowest note is produced by either stopping the 64' or combining the 64' and the fifth(42 2/3) to produce a 128' CCCCCC which is 4 Hz. Ｔhe　lowest note is produced by combinding a stopped 64' ( 128') and stopped 42 2/3' (85 1/3') to produce a resultant 256' which is 2Hz on CCC CCC C, this note is not considered audible by the human ear
In theatre organ terminology what is the meaning of Ranks and what it the meaning of divisionals?
"Ranks" in pipe organ terminology, whether theatre/cinema organs or concert/church organs, are individual sets or rows of pipes operated by a single control known as a STOP. A rank can be anything from a few pipes to more than 100. Organs may have only 1 rank of pipes - a practice instrument in a house, perhaps. A large cathedral or concert organ might have more than a hundred ranks of pipes. The largest pipe organ in the world has so many ranks nobody has been able to get an exact count of them! Each pipe rank is made to sound, or SPEAK, by a switch or knob (called a STOP) at the keyboards (called the CONSOLE). This opens a valve which allows WIND into the WINDCHEST underneath the rank of pipes. But the pipes won't sound until the organist presses a key on the keyboard which opens another valve under the correct pipe. This makes it easy for the organist to vary the sound without a break in the musical performance. An organ might be described as a WurliTzer 3/8, to give an example. The first number tells you how many KEYBOARDS (for the hands) the instrument has - 3 in this case: the second number is the number of PIPE RANKS in it. This instrument has 8 ranks The foundation sound in a theatre organ comes from a set of pipes called the TIBIA rank. This sound is often made to shake or vibrate by causing a variation in the wind supply. This effect can be switched on or off by using the TREMULANT switch at the keyboards or CONSOLE. The foundation sound of the classical/church organ is made by ranks of DIAPASON pipes. If all ranks of pipes were made the same length (just shortening them to make the notes rise up in pitch) the sound would quickly become boring. So ranks of pipes are made in varying lengths. A theatre organ would have a rank of TIBIA pipes. When the TIBIA 8' stop is turned on, this would sound at the same pitch as a piano. The measurement of a pipe is that of the longest pipe in the rank, which is played by the lowest "C" on the keyboard. The control (stop) for this would be labelled TIBIA 8'. But on its own this is a dull sound. To brighten it the organist might add a pipes from the same TIBIA pipes one octave higher, which would have the name on its stop, TIBIA 4'. These pipes would play 8 notes - or an OCTAVE - higher than the 8' rank. However, a theatre organ just adds 12 pipes to the end of the rank to add an extra octave, versus a classical organ which typically has a rank of pipes per stop There might even be a stop labeled 2' which would make for a very bright sound. The control for this would be labeled TIBIA 2' and the pipes would sound 2 octaves (16 notes) above the 8' rank. Therefore, if the organist switches on the TIBIA 8' and TIBIA 4' and TIBIA 2' stops and plays the bottom note "C" on the keyboard you would hear THREE pipes sounding together and making a bright sound. Every key he pressed would also make 3 pipes sound at the same time. Ranks of pipes in an organ are also made in different shapes to create different kinds of sounds. Just as a trumpet makes a different sound from a trombone which has a different sound to a tuba. An organist can get many varieties of tone color by combining different ranks of pipes and varying the combination as he plays.
What does it mean to lower in rank?
To lower in rank is to demote, to reduce someone's rank.
