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Organ of Basilica of Valère. It is generally agreed upon that the world's oldest playable pipe organ is located in the Basilica of Valère in Sion, Switzerland.Built around 1435, most of the case is original, but only 12 pipes are original, as the rest have been replaced during restorations.
The organ in Rysum. The Rysum organ in Rysum Church in Rysum, north Germany, is the oldest instrument of its kind in northern Europe that still largely has its original pipes. It is also one of the oldest playable church organs in the world alongside those in Sion, St. Valentin in Kiedrich, and Ostönnen. The exact date of its construction is ...
The smallest portable pipe organs may have only one or two dozen pipes and one manual; the largest organs may have over 33,000 pipes and as many as seven manuals. [1] A list of some of the most notable and largest pipe organs in the world can be viewed at List of pipe organs.
The Pipe organ is considered the oldest keyboard instrument in the world. It was built in the 3rd century BC, invented by the engineer Ctesibius in Alexandria. The height of the instrument is 120 cm, width 70 cm. The organ pipes are arranged in two stops and consist of 24 pipes with a diameter of 18 mm and 16 narrow pipes with about 10 mm diameter.
The organ repertoire is considered to be the largest and oldest repertory of all musical instruments. [1] Because of the organ 's (or pipe organ 's) prominence in worship in Western Europe from the Middle Ages on, a significant portion of organ repertoire is sacred in nature .
For six generations since its founding in 1873, Schantz Organ Co. has worked on pipe and reed organs for churches across the globe. For six generations, Orrville's Schantz Organ Co. has made music ...
Bedient Pipe Organ Company, Lincoln, Nebraska [128] Bigelow & Company, American Fork, Utah [129] Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, LLC Champaign, IL (1985–) [130] GM Buck Pipe Organs, [131] Grand Rapids, Michigan; John Brombaugh & Associates, Eugene, Oregon; Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Lake City, Iowa; E. and G. G. Hook & Hastings, Boston ...
On April 26, 1941 Ray Nelson entertained fans that showed up early with a pipe organ behind the ballpark's grandstands. The Chicago Tribune notes that Nelson had to cut the music before the first ...