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Wanamaker Organ
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The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest fully functioning pipe organ in the world, based on the number of playing pipes, the number of ranks and its weig
The display pipes of the Wanamaker Organ. These pipes are decorative only. The pipes that sound are behind and above them. Store architect Daniel Huds
The display pipes of the Wanamaker Organ. These pipes are decorative only. The pipes that sound are behind and above them. Store architect Daniel Hudson Burnham designed the organ casework.
The Wanamaker Organ centennial plaque
The Wanamaker Organ centennial plaque
The organ in its original place of exhibition, the 1904 World's Fair. This facade was formerly installed at Macy's; it used to be behind the current f
The organ in its original place of exhibition, the 1904 World's Fair. This facade was formerly installed at Macy's; it used to be behind the current facade.
The organ's six-manual console
The organ's six-manual console
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The pipe organ is played from an area called the console or keydesk, which holds the manuals, pedals, stop controls and pistons. Pistons are used to select a registration with stops. In electric-actio
Wanamaker Organ
…traditional organ tone with the sonic colors of the symphony orchestra. In its present configuration, the instrument has 28,762 pipes in 465 ranks. The organ console consists of six manuals with an array of stops and controls that command the organ. The organ's String Division fills the largest single organ chamber…
The United States Naval Academy chapel's new five-manual console, crafted by R. A. Colby, Inc. of Johnson City, TN. It boasts 522 draw knobs, and, tog
The United States Naval Academy chapel's new five-manual console, crafted by R. A. Colby, Inc. of Johnson City, TN. It boasts 522 draw knobs, and, together with the other controls available to the organist, has 796 total controls.
The four-manual organ console at St. Mary's Redcliffe church, Bristol, England. The organ was built by Harrison and Harrison in 1912 and restored in 1
The four-manual organ console at St. Mary's Redcliffe church, Bristol, England. The organ was built by Harrison and Harrison in 1912 and restored in 1990. The manuals, from the bottom to top are: Choir, Great, Swell, and Solo/Echo.
Image of a console and pedalboard, clearly showing the balanced swell pedal
Image of a console and pedalboard, clearly showing the balanced swell pedal