Would a good reed organ kinda, sorta count as a pipe organ?

[delsydebothom]

I note that many traditional pipe organs feature reed banks. Also, the air is, through vacuum suction, "piped" to the reeds.

[Massillon]

I note that many traditional pipe organs feature reed banks. Also, the air is, through vacuum suction, "piped" to the reeds.

No.

[cgraye]

Pipe organs do have reed stops, but that works differently than a reed organ.  But reed organs were used in some smaller churches in the 1800s.

[delsydebothom]

Pipe organs do have reed stops, but that works differently than a reed organ.  But reed organs were used in some smaller churches in the 1800s.

I have acquired my grandmother's 1868 reed organ, generally in good working order, minus a few things here and there that I plan to work on. It wouldn't, to my ears, sound out of place with chant, especially if I used the diapason in a reserved, unobtrusive manner. But I'm a bit reserved myself about the idea, and I may just bring it home.

[cgraye]

If you have a small church or chapel in need of an instrument, I wouldn't hesitate to use it there just because it is not technically a "pipe organ."