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Reed pipe
Type of organ pipe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Cornopean" redirects here. For the former (brass) wind instrument, see Cornet.
For the instruments sometimes called "reed pipes" in British English, see Reed instruments.
A reed pipe (also referred to as a lingual pipe) is an organ pipe that is sounded by a vibrating brass strip known as a reed. Air under pressure (referred to as wind) is directed towards the reed, which vibrates at a specific pitch. This is in contrast to flue pipes, which contain no moving parts and produce sound solely through the vibration of air molecules. Reed pipes are common components of pipe organs.
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