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Cut-up

Cut-up is the term given to describe the height of the mouth of a flue pipe. Cut-up is one of the many variables that affect the tone of an organ pipe and is finally determined during the voicing process. Higher pressure pipework generally has higher cutups

cutup

Compton metal Tibia pipes showing extreme cut-up