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Related: About this forumOMG - The largest musical instrument ever built by humans!
Thought this was worth a share -- music at the center of life back in the 1920's and 30's!
The Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ -- the largest musical instrument ever built by humans, the most powerful instrument on the planet, over 150 TONS !!!
You can start watching 45 seconds in to skip the intro animation (on either video).
Video Below:
In 1986, organ restorer and historian Nelson Barden discovered a lost collection of Convention Hall Organ construction photos in an Atlantic City photography studio. He donated the photographs to The Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society. Below is a video montage of Ferdinand Hess' photographs of the construction of the great Atlantic City Convention Hall pipe organ.
Tons of details:
http://www.boardwalkpipes.com/
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Magical!
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OMG - The largest musical instrument ever built by humans! (Original Post)
tomm2thumbs
Nov 2014
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Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)1. Makes ya wanna play with yer organ,...don't it.
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)2. I'm glad you said it, and not me
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)4. Especially with that handle.
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)6. it's about my typing skills
but that is pretty hilarious actually
nilram
(2,893 posts)3. thanks! what a feat of art & engineering!
In the second vid (which I haven't finished), my eyes opened wide at the men working with the tools that, today, they would be using with eye protection...
Here's hoping the instrument gets properly restored
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)5. The only Huge organ I ever heard was at
Dodger Stadium.
BumRushDaShow
(129,449 posts)7. However the largest FUNCTIONAL organ in the world is the Wanamaker Organ
here in Philly (in what was once the Wanamaker's department store, now Macy's) -
I believe they play it twice a day during the year and I know they do yearly holiday performances with a full light show.