The Principaux constitute a family of plays of Orgue pertaining to the category of the basic Jeux or “Fund of organ”.
The principal is called watch when it is in frontage of the organ. The watch can be 8,16 or 32 feet (size of the pipe of the first note of the play), but most commonly the watch is in 8 feet.
The principal ones, as their name indicates it, are the most important plays of the organ and constitutes some the harmonic body. In the French traditional organ, one finds generally and at least three principal into 8,4 and 2 feet. On the monumental instruments (for example organ of Notre Dame de Paris) one will find the family complete: 32,16,8,4,2 and 1 foot. It also should be stressed that the mixtures (supply, cymbal, plein-jeu) are made up of the pipes the principal ones.
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the main thing of 16 feet, if it is placed at the pedal, is generally called double bass .
- the main thing of 4 feet is generally called Prestant .
- the main thing of 2 feet is generally called Doublette .
- the main thing of 1 foot is called also whistle .
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