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There's
only one way to get to the organ chamber, and that's up! The door to the left goes to
the lower roof, and to the right is a landing which goes to the lower
part of the organ chamber. The ladder to the far right
extends to the
upper roof. |
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Here is the view of
the lower
part
of the organ chamber as you enter. The white pipes are air supply pipes
from the blower. Air enters through the bottom pipe and exits through
the side pipes. There are three main wind reservoirs on this organ.
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This busy CAD drawing
shows the
air supply pipes, wind chests, and other information. The drawings of
people in various places gives a perspective of how large the system
is. |
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New electric was run
in order to
support the instrument. The gray cables at the top lead to the various
ranks in the organ. Likely the gray cable extending from the bottom of
the panels is the cable which leads to the console. Wiring of organs
has come a long way! |
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Again,
only one way to get to the upper level, and that's by climbing the
vertical ladder! Note the upside down pipes to the right. |
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This
is a view on the upper level looking down to the lower level. There
isn't much spare room to squeeze through the hatch in the floor! |
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This
is an interesting view of the upper level from the floor with the hatch open. The big upside down
pipes are to the right, the Great Division pipe racks are on the left,
and the ladder in the middle leads into the Swell box. To the right of
the ladder is the white air supply pipe for the Swell, and right of
that is one of the pipes from the 16' Basson rank. |
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Perhaps the most
important part
of
the organ is its air supply. Without air, there is no sound. Without
adequate air, the sound is not full. The blower for this organ more
than adequately supplys the instrument with sufficient air. |