suaben.
/ˈswɑːbə//sweɪb/ Music.
suabe flute n. an organ flute-stop.
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hohl-flute1660
nason1690
Rohrflöte1773
gemshorn1825
unda maris1828
clarabella1840
flageolet1852
octave flute1852
portunal1852
waldflute1852
Spitzflöte1855
suabe flute1855
melodia1868
piccolo1875
fife1876
flute-douce1876
keraulophon1876
orchestral flute1876
Querflöte1905
1855 E. J. Hopkins Organ 119 Suabe-flute,..a tenor c Manual Stop of 4 feet, formed of wood pipes, with inverted mouths. It's tone is liquid and clear, and not so loud as the Wald-flute.
1907 Musical Times Aug. 514/2 Swell Organ..Voix celestes..Suabe flute 4 ft.
1954 Grove's Dict. Music (ed. 5) VI. 358/2 Suabe flute, a 4-ft open flute stop of medium scale, said to have been invented by William Hill. The tone is a soft variety of that of the Clarabella.
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