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How a Pipe Organ Works (2020)
Simply Stated… …the pipe organ is a big box of whistles. Each pipe sits on top of a hollow wind chest that is filled with compressed air provided by a bellows or blower.
Each pipe sits on top of a hollow wind chest that is filled with compressed air provided by a bellows or blower. Pulling the stop activates a slider under that specific set of pipes on the windchest, making them available as a sound-source. Each pipe organ is custom made for the buyer, and in every case a number of variables need to be addressed.
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