FURTHER
PICTURES
This
photo, taken on Thursday November 18 shows rows
upon rows of pipes in boxes, wrapped to protect
the polish and handled with gloves by the people
from Letourneau. By Saturday, most of these boxes
were empty and only a few pipes remain to be put
in place.
This console on the Gallery is
very well laid out. The top keyboard is the
swell, the middle keyboard is the great (the most
significant), and the lower keyboard is the
choir. The round tabs under the keyboards are
"pistons". Each piston, when pushed can
be programmed to automatically pull out a set
number of stops (the white tabs
on outer sides of the keyboards) to facillitate
sudden stop changes. This makes life much easier
for the organist. An interesting part of pipe
organs today is the integration between such
technology and what is one of the most ancient of
instruments (though Pipe Organs have always had a
relationship with technology, whether it be the
way the pipes sound or the ability to have a
dynamic range through the use of a pedal
controlled shutter).
One of the 16 foot pipes being
put in place. A tough job that requires up to
five people.
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