Marilyn Polson wrote:
> Esteemed listers:
>     Actually this is a query for Sebastian.  I recently finished reading the
> December Diapason borrowed from a friend.  I read the description of your
> new instrument in Cold Spring, New York and see that the facade pipes were
> built with English bay leaf mouths.  What are English bay leaf mouths??  I'm
> sure they have nothing to do with the flavor of the organ.


I was surprised to get over 130 hits on Googling for ""pipe organ" and 
"bay leaf"" - but I am still not sure what is meant by a "bay leaf mouth"!
-- 
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>

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