
03-16-2011, 02:08 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Biggest functioning pipe organ
The Atlantic City Auditorium organ is usually thought of as the largest in the world - 7 manuals, 449 ranks of pipes, 33,114 pipes including 9 32 foot ranks and a true (not acoustic ) 64 foot rank. However it is only partly functioning at the moment.
The Wanamaker Store organ in Philadelphia ( Macey's ) has only 6 manuals and 28,522 pipes, but has more ranks - 463.
The U. S. Military Academy Chapel in West Point NY has the largest organ with drawstops (rather than stop tabs ) with 380 ranks and 23,500 pipes
An organ museum at 'the House on the Rock ' Spring Vale Wisconsin houses several consoles, including an 8-manual console and a huge console with 15 manuals in three stacks of 5 each.
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