open diapason
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of open diapason
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Montre, mon′tėr, n. a flue-stop the pipes of which show from without, usually the open diapason of the great organ: an opening in a kiln wall.
From Project Gutenberg
They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason.
From Project Gutenberg
Families of old grads began to donate memorial stops�a double open diapason here, a contra bombard there, a tuba sonora, a tromba batalla or a vox angelica.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their stop is the open diapason, and their harmony is the harmony of large intervals and full chords.
From Project Gutenberg
Double Trumpet 16 " Trumpet 8 " Oboe 8 " Clarion 4 " Choir Organ, CC to G. Dulciana 8 feet Keraulophon 8 " Hohl Flute 8 " Gamba 8 " Suabe Flute 4 " Fifteenth 2 " French Horn 8 " Clarinet 8 " Vox Humana 8 " Pedal Organ, CCC to F. Open Diapason 16 feet Bourdon 16 " Trombone 16 " Couplers.
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