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A Skinner-style Vox Humana completed for a large organ in New York

2/4/2020

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Pipe maker Chris Shires makes a Vox Humana organ stop
A row of completed Vox Humana organ pipes
A detail of a Skinner-style Vox Humana reed organ pipe.
Here is Chris Shires at his workbench making a Vox Humana 8' in the style of the American organ builder Skinner for a large organ in New York.

The Vox Humana – a reed which mimics the human voice – is one of the oldest of the organ stops, dating from at least the late 16th century.

​Terry Shires says: "It has been made made to the scales and style of Skinner, with vented cans and the longest boots we have made in a long while!

"I will now fit shallots, take out wedge holes for our customer to fit brass wedges, and then solder blocks to pipes." 

Those with a keen eye will notice the interesting construction for tuning. The image, above, of an original Skinner stop, shows the tuning method.

A completed Vox Humana organ pipe.

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