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Pitch pipes

Scope note

Wood pipes used to sound specific pitches, usually for singers. Some models are of pistonlike construction, with a calibrated plunger pushed in or pulled out to give various pitches; models without a plunger give a single standard pitch.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042713

Broader Terms used

<tuning devices>

Equivalent Terms used

pitch pipe

Created

13yrs ago

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