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The Christchurch
Town Hall organ

homepage

 

Page 8

January 31


Welcome to the website of the Rieger
pipeorgan home
in the Christchurch Town Hall,
New Zealand

pipes
Principal pipes - the side the audience doesn't see
sequencer
Modern technology helps the organist, with sequencer systems and video monitoring
pipes
Flexible tubing connects the front pipes to the wind chests
cheese!
Not Swiss cheese, but the top of one of the wind chests before the pipes are positioned
manuals
Three manuals (keyboards) are connected by mechanical (tracker) action to the divisions of the organ
georg with rollers
Georg balances on narrow beams while working on the rollerboards

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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.
Click here