The '''Haskell organ pipe construction''', sometimes known as "Haskelling" is a method of organ construction used when space does not permit the builder to build a full-length pipe. It consists of a shorter (compared to the full-length pipe) tube nested within another shorter tube. This construction, however, subtly alters the tone of the pipe, causing it to adopt a slightly string-like tone. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Organ Pipes Metal Flues, Wood Flues, and Reeds|url=http://www.organsupply.com/assets/Brochures/Pipe-Tri-Fold.pdf|website=www.organsupply.com|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref> The minimum height of a 16-foot pipe using this technique is around 10 feet. <ref name=":0" /> thumb|This is a diagram of possible haskelling techniques.<ref name=":1" />
==History== This technique was developed and patented by the William E. Haskell in 1910 for Estey, in a series of patents Haskell took out on techniques intended to reduce the length of organ pipes while maintaining their pitch.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://pipeorgandatabase.org/BuilderDetails.php?BuilderID=2647 | title=Pipe Organ Database | William e. Haskell | access-date=2019-02-07 | archive-date=2019-02-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180244/https://pipeorgandatabase.org/BuilderDetails.php?BuilderID=2647 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Haskell created several variations on this design. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.organstops.org/_apps/HaskellBasses.html|title=Encyclopedia of Organ Stops|website=www.organstops.org|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref> This technique was especially used in the Estey Minuette organs, which had 2MP pipe organs in what resembled rather large grand or upright piano cases.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://americantreasuretour.com/estey-grand-minuette | title=Estey Grand Minuette }}</ref>
==Uses== This technique is far more commonly used on flue pipes than reed pipes. <ref name=":1" />
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