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Swell
(model)

Swell - part of the musical mechanism of a mechanical organ that makes it possible to vary the properties of the sound produced. It consists of a wooden box containing small organ pipes with a lid or shutter at the top. When the lid is opened the volume of the sound from the pipes is greater than when it is closed.

 

 

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