| 介绍（英） | The portative organ is the smallest type of organ and generally has a single rank of flue pipes and, as its name suggests, is intended to be easily transported. This example was made in the nineteenth century in imitation of much earlier instruments.
Technical description: Rectangular base antiqued with green paint; at top rear, on toebaord in which some holes have been plugged and others rebored, single rank of 32 stopped and partly stopped wooden pipes - top 16 pipes missing - in two rows, also painted but with original pitch letters showing in places, bass pipes formerly mitered and now straight; some pipes with caps molded at top front, others replacements; pipes supported by diagonal brace between vertical sidepieces; on front of front brace, painted over earlier but identical inscription, in gold letters: LAVDATE DOMINV IN CHORDIS ET ORGANO; outside left vertical sidepiece, a wormed wood figure of a saint in flowing robes, painted blue, black and gold (hand missing); in front of pipes, a parchment hinged keyboard, compass g-e3 (no g# of d#2), with double scored light wood naturals and black accidentals; the accidentals having extensions projecting beneath the naturals to a row of pins below the keys that push down rectangular leather-faced valves in the windchest; keys and valves returned by wire springs acting on the valves which are set between guide pins; within the base, two feeders pumped alternately by metal rocking lever on left side of base, and above the feeders a weighted reservoir with a small frog valve, the reservoir marked VORN in pencil on top front and having a square hole on the left side into which fits a wood conduit glued to bottom of windchest; keyboard/windchest/toeboard assembly attached to the base by side brackets and removable to expose the bellows; a panel covers top of base behind windchest (which does not extend to rear edge of base). |