Post by Slinger on Nov 9, 2019 15:52:32 GMT
For years, the Midmer-Losh pipe organ sat silent - but teams have been working for more than a decade to bring the massive musical treasure back to life. NBC’s Ron Allen travels to Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the 33,000 pipes fill an entire building.
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The Guinness Book of World Records recognises the Midmer-Losh Organ with multiple entries:
#1 - Largest pipe organ in the world based on the number of pipes – more than 33,110 in 449 ranks
#2 - Loudest musical instrument/loudest organ stop – with sound described as “a pure trumpet note of ear-splitting volume”
#3 - The only organ to have stops that run on record air pressure (100”) – about 30 times more than a normal organ stop
#4 - One of only two organs in the world with a true non-digital, acoustic 64-foot stop, the Grand Ophicleide stop is unique in the organ world because it’s a reed-flue hybrid
#5 - Largest musical instrument ever constructed – with eight organ chambers and nine 32-foot stops (stops are the components that control the amount of pressurised air going into the pipe chamber)
#6 - The biggest console with seven manuals [keyboards] and 1,200+ stop-keys complete with orchestral instruments, from flute to violin.
Part One
Part two should load automatically, but on the off-chance that it doesn't you'll find a link on the right-hand menu. Both parts together total 5m 30s
The Guinness Book of World Records recognises the Midmer-Losh Organ with multiple entries:
#1 - Largest pipe organ in the world based on the number of pipes – more than 33,110 in 449 ranks
#2 - Loudest musical instrument/loudest organ stop – with sound described as “a pure trumpet note of ear-splitting volume”
#3 - The only organ to have stops that run on record air pressure (100”) – about 30 times more than a normal organ stop
#4 - One of only two organs in the world with a true non-digital, acoustic 64-foot stop, the Grand Ophicleide stop is unique in the organ world because it’s a reed-flue hybrid
#5 - Largest musical instrument ever constructed – with eight organ chambers and nine 32-foot stops (stops are the components that control the amount of pressurised air going into the pipe chamber)
#6 - The biggest console with seven manuals [keyboards] and 1,200+ stop-keys complete with orchestral instruments, from flute to violin.
