Spitzflöten.
/ˈspɪtsfləːtə/ An organ stop of the type of the gemshorn, yielding a tone resembling that of the flute.
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1855 E. J. Hopkins Organ 118 The pipes of the Spitzflute are slightly conical.
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 831/1 The 8 spitzflöte may be regarded as a variety of open diapason.
1894 T. Elliston Organs & Tuning 119 Spitz flute, 8 ft. pitch.
1923 N. A. Bonavia-Hunt Mod. Organ Stops 31 The spitzflöte differs in having a more graduated taper.
1952 W. L. Sumner Organ x. 301 In British organs the stop is usually called spitzflöte or spitz flute... The spitzflöte has an interesting..and attractive tone with more harmonic development than the usual English gemshorn.
1966 H. Norman & H. J. Norman Organ Today xi. 120 The Spitzflute (or more accurately Spitzflöte) is a large-scale open flute, the taper giving it blending qualities that would otherwise be lacking.
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