Pipe organ
When you visit a large concert hall, at the back of the stage you will often see rows of metal pipes, all in line. Nearby you will probably see a console with a keyboard, and space for an organist. This is a pipe organ.
Origins
Structure
How to Play
How the Instrument is Made
Care and Maintenance
Trivia
- Various sizes, from large-scale to pocket-sized
- Can you tell an expensive instrument from its sound?
- Changing fashions in the number of manuals
- Partial bass range
- Delay between play and sound
- Appreciating the aesthetics of churches
- Pipe organ treasures in Tokyo
- Sound that varies according to where it is heard