Octave-Sounding Pitches

Other Common Octave-sounding Pitches

16', 8', and 4' are some of the more common octave-sounding pitch levels. However, there are others of importance:

  • 32' ranks, found primarily in pedal stops, sound two octaves below normal pitch.
  • 2' ranks sound two octaves above normal pitch.
  • 1' ranks sound three octaves above normal pitch.