The Stop Knob (or Tab)

FOR EXAMPLE:

A stop at 8' (pronounced “eight-foot”) pitch speaks at normal or concert pitch.

Other stops, like transposing instruments, speak at some pitch OTHER THAN the normal or “unison” pitch:

  • 4' stops speak one octave higher.
  • 2' stops speak two octaves higher.
  • 16' stops speak one octave lower.