swell box
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noun
a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters that can be opened or closed to increase or diminish tonal volume.
Nearby words
sweetwater, sweetwort, sweir, swelinck, swell, swell box, swell front, swelled head, swelled head, have a, swelled-headed, swellfish
Origin of swell box
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Examples from the Web for swell box
The organist might leave his Swell-box shut or, by means of a catch on the pedal, hitch it full open.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing MillerChoir organ, of soft, mellow stops, often enclosed in a swell-box.
How it Works|Archibald WilliamsEcho organ, of stops of small scale and very soft tone, enclosed in a "swell-box."
How it Works|Archibald WilliamsThe swell-box is made in three thicknesses, each of one inch.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury|H. J. L. J. Mass