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Reed (Music the sounding part)

in music, the sounding part of several instruments, such as the clari- REED outer layer of a reed (Arundo sativa or called from its being made from the name is also applied to the speaking part of the organ, though made of metal.

Reeds are generally divided into two part of the organ, though made of metal. speaking Reeds are generally divided into two kinds-the beating reed, sound, and the free reed, used in instrued, used in the placed within a tube to produce a musical sound, and the free reed, used in instru-

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