Invisible wrote:
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>> So, the string division on this organ has dozens of stops?
> 
> This is from the famous Wanamaker, the largest playable pipe organ in 
> the entire world. And yes, it is famed for its *vast* string division. 
> (The organ I played doesn't even have a single string stop. But then, 
> it's a *church* organ rather than a *theatre* organ.)

To illustrate:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ02Lu8Zuzw

[Be sure to click the high-quality one. The sound is a bit better.]

Doesn't sound much like a "pipe organ", does it? Sounds more like an 
entire orchestra. That's the difference. It's designed to emulate other 
instruments as well as being a pipe organ.

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