swell box
noun
: a chamber in an organ containing a set of pipes and having shutters that open or shut to regulate the volume of tone
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The Noack is somewhat larger than the Schlicker, with three manuals to its two and a swell box.
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James R. Oestreich, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
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James R. Oestreich, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
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