The largest organ in the world, based on number of pipes, is located in Boardwalk Hall (formerly known as the Atlantic City Convention Hall) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was built from 1929 till 1932. It cost approximately $500,000 and was built at the height of the Great Depression. The effort nearly bankrupted the Midmer-Losh organ firm, which led to decades of debate as to whether it was actually completed. Recent evidence suggests it was.
It has over 33,000 pipes and over 1000 stops. The average church organ has around 1,000 pipes and 10- 30 stops. It is also the Largest and loudest musical instrument constructed. It is the only organ in the world to have pipes on 100" wind pressure. Most organs use 3" - 8" wind pressure. It is also has the worlds largest organ pipe, the 64ft Diaphone.
The organ's website is www.acchos.org
The Convention Hall organ in Atlantic City is not only the largest pipe organ, but also the largest musical instrument ever constructed. Unfortunately, it is no longer operational.
The largest operational pipe organ (28,522 pipes) is the Wanamaker Organ in the Macy's Center City Department Store in Philadelphia, PA. This organ has the most number of ranks or sets of pipes in the world.
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.
The Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, located in the concert hall of the Sydney Opera House.
"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.
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
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.
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.
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I just love the sound of an old-fashioned pipe organ. The skin is the human body's largest organ.
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.
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.
The pipe organ is a keyboard instrument.
The pipe organ was invented by the Greek Ctesibius.
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.