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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 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:
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> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ02Lu8Zuzw
>
Wow... just .. wow :) Yeah, definitely dos not sound like an organ. More
tantamount to a modern-day electronic keyboard, but the whole thing is
physical. Amazing what can be done with pipes.
> [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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