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Audsley describes this stop in his entry for Dulcimer, which reads: The name given by Thomas Schwarbrook to a stop, composed of metal strings, inserted in the Organ erected by him, in 1733, in the Church of St. Michael, Coventry. It was, in all probability, sounded by a hammer action, as the real Dulcimer was played. Respecting this notable Organ, Dr. Rimbault remarks: �This noble instrument (Schwarbrook's masterpiece) cost £1400. It originally contained three remarkable stops - the Harp, Lute, and Dulcimer; but, in consequence of the �difficulty of keeping the strings in tune,� they were removed in 1763.� Wedgwood and Sumner also mention these stops, but have nothing to add.

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