Tuned brass tubes, struck by mallets, with a tone quality imitative of church bells. * Synonym: tubular chimes. (In some Wurlitzer factory scale sticks, the term chimes was used to designate orchestra bells, or flat steel bars.)
chimney flute pipe
Half-stopped flute pipe with a tubular "chimney" at the top. In some organs, jazz flutes are chimney flutes with strong vibrato (although Decap and others also had different types of jazz flutes). * Synonym (in pipe organ terminology): rohrflute.
Chinese block
See wood block.
Chinese crash cymbal
See crash cymbal.
choir division
The division of a pipe organ usually controlled by the third manual, containing soft stops useful for accompaniment purposes.