Soubasse
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Thanks for bringing up mitering as an option for reducing the actual space needed (vertically) for pipes. I read about this in a tome I own, and it explained, in far too technical terms for a dolt such as me, that there is a point where the resultant overtones and harmonicds are not workable if the mitering begins too early up the length of the pipe.
I know what you mean about the terminology. An organ builder I know simplified it for me by saying that mitered pipes (flue or reed) often sound "needlessly muffled." He said a similar thing about stopped ranks too, particularly reeds.
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Now you're just trying to confuse us . You're right though, they're not the most attractive thing. There's a parish organ here that has mitered reeds in full view as part of the casing. I've always wanted to put a screen in front of them, they look intestinely ugly.