Miele Question

[charles~richard]

"I think you have more talents than anyone I've eve

"A jack of all trades, a master of none."

I should have added to my list of obsessions above ... big organs! (With pipes, that is!)

I am a member of the ACCHOS, the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society, a group devoted to saving and hopefully one day restoring to its former glory the largest organ in the world. See link.



http://www.acchos.org

 

[charles~richard]

ACCHOS

Isn't this a stunning photo! That's organist Antoni Scott.

 

[charles~richard]

These pipes ...

... are 32 feet tall, yet are only half as long as the longest pipes in this organ! There is a set of pipes made of wood that are SIXTY-FOUR feet tall!!

 

[talktotravis]

Charlie,

Have you ever heard about this one? It's all pipe, and it's huge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lds_conference_center

 

[charles~richard]

LDS Conference Center Organ

Hi Travis, yes, I am familiar with this organ; built by Schoenstein of San Francisco. While its stops -are- all wind-blown pipes, the auditorium it's in is so huge (and so acoustically dry) that it actually has electronic amplification to give it sufficient carrying power!

And it, at 130 ranks (approx. 8,000 pipes), is only about half the size of its bigger sister in the Morman Tabernacle itself, which has 206 ranks and about 11,000 pipes!!

 

[tolivac]

I too love the Atlantic City Convention Hall organ.I am not a member of its preservation group-but thinking of joining-this treasure MUST be saved.Also its companion Kimball organ in the Ballroom.Have the CD's and DVD of these organs-play them regularly.At present as I understand-neither organ in the Convention hall is playable-and both need restoration.They were damaged during other renovation work in the Convention hall-HVAC repairs.