Trivial Pursuit

Gn2Dlnd · 01-28-2005, 01:10 AM

The phrases,"all the bells and whistles," and "all the stops out," come from pipe organ terminology. A theatre organ, such as the one at the El Capitan, has, in addition to pipes, horns, woodwinds, and percussion, "all the bells and whistles." You won't find bells and whistles on a classical organ, such as one might find in a church. "All the stops out" refers to the pull-knobs on a pipe organ console, each one is called a "stop" and controls a particular instrument or set of instruments. If a pipe organ is played with "all the stops (pulled) out," it's really loud.

Why did the church accompanist have so many children? Because his organ had no stops.

01-28-2005, 01:10 AM	#13
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	The phrases,"all the bells and whistles," and "all the stops out," come from pipe organ terminology. A theatre organ, such as the one at the El Capitan, has, in addition to pipes, horns, woodwinds, and percussion, "all the bells and whistles." You won't find bells and whistles on a classical organ, such as one might find in a church. "All the stops out" refers to the pull-knobs on a pipe organ console, each one is called a "stop" and controls a particular instrument or set of instruments. If a pipe organ is played with "all the stops (pulled) out," it's really loud. Why did the church accompanist have so many children? Because his organ had no stops. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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