swell box

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Definition of swell box

: 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. — James R. Oestreich, New York Times, "An Organ — and Soon Another — Lands on Broadway," 16 Feb. 2018

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