FOUNDATION STOP


Meaning of FOUNDATION STOP in English

noun

1. : a stop in a pipe organ whose pipes are in unison with or one or more octaves higher or lower than the piano strings sounded by the corresponding keys — compare mutation stop

2. : any one of the fundamental flue stops (as the diapasons) as contrasted with reed stops or mixture stops

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