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organ
Wind instrument with several keyboards; it produces sound by means of pipes that are fed by a blower.
flue pipe
Pipe that vibrates when pressurized air passes through a narrow horizontal aperture called the mouth.
flue
Narrow slit through which air from the foot passes after hitting the languid.
lower lip
Flat portion of the foot; it forces air onto the languid.
mouth
Horizontal aperture on the front of the pipe between the body and the foot; air escapes through it to produce sound.
upper lip
Flat part of the pipe that breaks up the air exiting the flue, causing the air column in the body to vibrate.
body
Upper part of the pipe; it controls the volume of vibrating air and acts as a resonator.
languid
Metal plate that the air strikes before exiting the flue.