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:
> 
> 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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