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Difference: Unda Maris and Vox Celeste Stops
By Hal Davis

When I tune a pipe organ that has the Unda Maris and Voix Celeste I tune
them not a few Hertz, as suggested in yesterday's MMD, higher or lower
but merely a fraction of one Hertz sharp or flat.  A half or third of
one Hertz has given a satisfactory sound in all cases and is quite
effective when the added stops are drawn.

I believe that tuning "a few Hertz" sharp or flat would bring on a
dissonant sound that would be the opposite of what is desired.

Of course, I suppose, like many other things, it can be subjective.

Hal Davis



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Key Words in Subject:  Celeste, Difference, Maris, Stops, Unda, Vox

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