Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organ-building, the knob by which the slide belonging to a particular set of pipes or stops is drawn and the wind admitted to that set, or by which a coupler is put in operation.
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Examples
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On looking at the console of a modern organ the observer will be struck by the fact that the familiar draw-stop knobs have disappeared, or, if they are still there, he will most likely find in addition a row of ivory tablets, like dominoes, arranged over the upper manual.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller
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All these Combination Pedals and Pistons move the draw-stop knobs, showing a valuable index of their position to the organist.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller
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Arranged in two double columns on the left-hand or bass jamb are 48 draw-stop knobs for the Couplers and Tremulants.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments George Laing Miller
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Once this appliance was thoroughly appreciated, the way was opened to dispense altogether with the mechanism that connects the key with the pallet (or the draw-stop knob with the slider), and to put in its stead tubular-pneumatic or electro-pneumatic action.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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