In Louisville ... Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Alumni Chapel has a 4 manual Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ with 6,562 pipes. Originally built in 1948 and modified in 1963.
It could be anything. It depends on the particular organ. The largest pipe or the largest rank? Read the Wikipedia article on pipe organ and get your terminology straightened out.
I just love the sound of an old-fashioned pipe organ. The skin is the human body's largest organ.
The pipe in the pipe organ that produces the lowest sound is typically the "subbass" or "contrabass" pipe. These pipes are often the largest in the organ, designed to create deep, resonant tones that can be felt as much as heard. The lowest notes are usually produced by pipes that can be several feet long, contributing to the organ's powerful and rich sound.
The Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, located in the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House.
The number can vary greatly ... anywhere from a couple dozen to thousands upon thousands in any one pipe organ installation. The largest 100% playable pipe organ in the world, the Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia, contains 28,522 speaking pipes. One of the most famous organs in the world, The Mormon Tabernacle Organ contains 11,623 pipes.
"Tuba" Would be the largest brass orchestral instrument. The Octa-bass, and more recently the Triple contra-bass viol, would be the largest orchestral instruments even though how rarely they are used in performances.
To the present day the biggest Pipe Organ is not in a church or cathedral but in a department store! Yes, Macy's in Philadelphia has the worlds largest Organ with 28,400 plus pipes dispersed through separate rooms on seven different floors. Their is a video of it on You Tube.
The pipe organ was invented by the Greek Ctesibius.
The pipe organ is a keyboard instrument.
The instruments most similar to a pipe organ are:Flute (pipe organ has flute pipes of different lengths)Harmonium
Pipe organs are considerably larger than any other keyboard instrument. The largest pipe organ is in the Atlantic City Convention Center. It has over 30,000 pipes, the largest of which is over 60 feet long, and has a 90 degree bend to allow it to fit inside the pipe chamber. It also has 7 manual keyboards and a pedal keyboard. The largest working pipe organ is in Wanamaker's Department store in Philadelphia. It is nearly as large as the Atlantic City instrument, and is used to entertain shoppers.
Organ pipe coral was created in 1758.