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Wind-chests

Scope note

Use for the broad, shallow, airtight wooden cases within pipe organs that receive wind from the bellows and distribute it by means of channels or grooves to the pipes of a division.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262416

Broader Terms used

<organ components>

Equivalent Terms used

wind chest

Created

12yrs ago

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