This element represents one rank, or set of ranks that always play together such as a celeste or mixture. It is intended for use in describing unit organs such as theatre organs, where many stops are derived from a few ranks. It should typically not be used in "straight" classical specifications, where the Stop element should be used instead. All of the attributes of the Rank element also appear in the Stop element.

Chamber
Division
Organ

Name	How Many	Description
Pressure	(zero or more)	the wind pressure for the Rank, if different from the enclosing element.
Remark	(zero or more)	remarks about this Rank.
Scale	(zero or more)	scaling information for the Rank.

dateInstalled

The date on which this Rank was installed (see date formats). This attribute should only be used for Ranks added after the original instrument was finished.

dateRemoved

The date on which this Rank was removed (see date formats).

id

An identifier for referencing this element from within other elements.

installedBy

The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who installed the Rank. This attribute should only be used for Ranks added after the original instrument was finished.

maker

The ID of the Builder element describing the builder (pipemaker) who made the rank. This attribute should only be used if the maker is different from the installer.

material

The material from which the rank is made, e.g. "metal", "wood", "oak", "zinc", "copper", etc. For electronic stops, the value of this attribute must be "electronic".

name   (required)

The full, unabbreviated name of the rank, e.g. "Flute Octaviante Harmonique". Always use the original language, and do not anglicize; e.g. do not translate "Trompette" into "Trumpet".

pipes

An integer representing the number of pipes (or other sound-producing elements such as bars or bells) in the rank.

pitch

A number representing the lowest pitch of the rank, possibly including a fraction. The fractional portion must be separated from the whole-number portion with a hyphen. If there are multiple pitches, they must be separated with commas. Examples: "32", "3-1/5", "1/2", "2-2/3,1-3/5".

ranks

An integer representing the number of ranks for the stop. For mixtures with variable numbers of ranks, two integers may be given separated by a hyphen.

type

The type of rank, one of: "flue", "reed", "diaphone", "percussion", or "other". While not required, the use of this attribute is strongly encouraged, as there are many stop names which are used for both flues and reeds.

removedBy

The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who removed the Rank.

The following example describes a unit organ of two ranks.

<Organ>
    <Rank name="Gedeckt" pitch="16" pipes="97" material="wood and metal" id="G"> </Rank>
    <Rank name="Principal" pitch="8" pipes="85" material="metal" id="P"> </Rank>
    <Keyboard name="II" order=2>
        <Stop name="Gedeckt" pitch="8" rank="G"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Octave" pitch="4" rank="P"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Gedeckt" pitch="4" rank="G"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Flute" pitch="2" rank="G"> </Stop>
    </Keyboard>
    <Keyboard name="I" order=1>
        <Stop name="Open Diapason" pitch="8" rank="P"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Gedeckt" pitch="8" rank="G"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Octave" pitch="4" rank="P"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Gedeckt" pitch="4" rank="G"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Superoctave" pitch="2" rank="P"> </Stop>
    </Keyboard>
    <Keyboard name="Pedal" order=0>
        <Stop name="Bourdon" pitch="16" rank="G"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Principal" pitch="8" rank="P"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Gedeckt" pitch="8" rank="G"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Choralbass" pitch="4" rank="P"> </Stop>
    </Keyboard>
</Organ>

<!ELEMENT Rank (
	Pressure | 
	Remark |
	Scale )* >  
<!ATTLIST Rank
	dateInstalled CDATA ""
	dateRemoved CDATA ""
	id ID #IMPLIED
	installedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	maker IDREF #IMPLIED
	material CDATA ""
	name CDATA #REQUIRED
	pipes CDATA ""
	pitch CDATA ""
	ranks CDATA ""
	type (flue|reed|diaphone|percussion|other) #IMPLIED
	removedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	>