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The Christchurch
Town Hall organ
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in the Christchurch Town Hall,
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| It's January 16, 1997. A quarter of a century after the Christchurch Town Hall was built, a pipe organ is being installed. |
Work on the organ began in the small Austrian town of Schwarzach about three years ago, but fund-raising for the approximate $1.2million has been going for several decades. |
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| Many of the 3372 pipes will remain in their packing crates until the organ case is erected, to protect them from dust. |  |
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| Four craftsmen from the Austrian firm of Rieger Orgelbau have been installing the organ since the beginning of 1997 and already the massive frame is in place at the front of the auditorium. |
The console is the "driving seat" of the organ. This organ has three manuals (keyboards). |
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A view behind the console shows the keys are connected to the pipes by mechanical action. |
Want to know how organ pipes are arranged inside the case? Here
are four pages showing each of the organ divisions, with graphics
showing clearly where each of the pipes are. |
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