Tracker Action and Other Kinds of Action
Tracker action is the most artistically successful type of action. Two other kinds of action used in pipe organs are as follows:
- Electric action in which electric valves are used to allow wind into the pipes
- Pneumatic action in which compressed air is used to control valves that allow wind into the pipes
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