A Celeste is a rank of pipes with the same timbre and similar scale. The first celeste rank is normally tuned sharp for a string celeste and flat for a flute celeste. The beat frequency caused by the pipes being out of tune with each other caused a very warm chorus effect. Strings are normally made to beat slightly faster than flutes.
A rank of pipes, tuned slightly off unison with another similar rank in the same division, and intended to be sounded with its partner rather than as part of larger combinations. When properly tuned (1 -7 beats per second) this combination produces an undulating sound reminiscent of the effect of string instruments playing in unison. Celestes work best using stops with soft and bright Timbres.
Celeste is a brand used by the company The Pantry, Inc. to market their line of soft drinks.