Organ Pipe Apparatus

Organ pipes are the sound-producing elements of a pipe organ. When pressurized air, or wind, is forced through the pipes, they resonate at a specific pitch. The pipes are arranged by pitch and timbre into ranks. There are two types of organ pipes: flue pipes and reed pipes. Flue pipes produce sound by forcing air through a fipple, while reed pipes produce sound by using a beating reed. 

An organ bath is a chamber used to study isolated organs and tissues. It’s a common tool in experimental pharmacology. The tissue is suspended in a fluid-filled, heated, and gassed chamber. The tissue’s contractility is recorded using force transducers. Organ baths can be used to study the effects of drugs or electrical stimuli on isolated organs and tissues.