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The differing lengths of pipes are what allow the organ to produce different pitches. Pitch (frequency) is directly related to pipe length. The longer the pipe the lower the pitch. This gives rise to the standard organ terminology that tells the performer at what pitch level a stop (or set of pipes) will sound. This is determined by the theoretical length of the lowest pipe in a particular stop. An 8-foot stop produces notes of unison pitch (on the manual keyboards - 16' for the pedal keyboard). A 4-foot stop produces pitches an octave higher than unison. A 2-foot stop is 2 octaves above unison. A 16-foot stop is one octave below unison, etc.
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∙ 12y agoNo. Of course not. In fact, to make them so, is virtually impossible. The width of any given organ pipe is determined by the scale and the halving ratio. The higher the note, the shorter the pipe and therefore the narrower the pipe. Your average small to medium sized church organ will have as it's largest pipe the low C of the 16" Bourdon which will be about 8 feet tall and 10 inches wide. The smallest pipe of, for instance, a 1 1/3' Larigot will be the size of a pencil. You can see why that pipe could not possibly be 10 inches wide to produce the proper pitch - it's usually about 1/4 inch wide. Pipes with a narrow width (compared to it's height) produce more harmonics (string pipes such as a Viola da Gamba) and wider pipes produce few harmonics (flutes, such as a Tibia Clausa) all things being equal.
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Which instruments are most similar to a pipe organ?
The instruments most similar to a pipe organ are:Flute (pipe organ has flute pipes of different lengths)Harmonium
What keyboard is with pipes?
The keyboard instrument with pipes would be the humble pipe organ.
How many pipes are in a organ?
The organ I play at an Episcopal (Anglican) church has 2,900 pipes, which is actually just about medium-sized (if there is such a measurement). The smaller theater organs I've played have about 1,000. The smaller church organ down the street has about 2,000.
Why the open organ pipe produce good music than closed organ pipe?
Open pipes do not produce superior tone than closed (or stopped) pipes. Pipe organs produce extremely varied tonal qualities therefore different types of pipes are used to produce different tonal qualities, both stopped, open and variations thereof, i.e. "half covered."
What is the function of the organ's stop?
The organ's stop controls the flow of the air into the pipes.
Which instruments are most similar to a pipe organ?
The instruments most similar to a pipe organ are:Flute (pipe organ has flute pipes of different lengths)Harmonium
How many pipes are on the biggest organ?
As the vast majority of pipe organs are custom designed there is no one, definitive answer. A small, hand pumped, table top organ ("or Portative") might have as few as 25 pipes - or two octaves. The common, medium sized church organ averages around 1,000 pipes. Large organs can have upwards of 10,000 pipes. The two largest, the Wanamaker Organ and the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ have 28,543 pipes and 33,114 pipes respectively.
Why do church organs have different sized pipes?
Pipe organs have different sized pipes because they can then make different sounds.
What keyboard is with pipes?
The keyboard instrument with pipes would be the humble pipe organ.
How many pipes are in a organ?
The organ I play at an Episcopal (Anglican) church has 2,900 pipes, which is actually just about medium-sized (if there is such a measurement). The smaller theater organs I've played have about 1,000. The smaller church organ down the street has about 2,000.
How many pipes can a organ have?
There is no limit to the number of pipes that an organ may have. The only factors that may pose a limitation are space and funding. The organ with the largest number of pipes is in Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ. It has 33,114 pipes.
What is organ pipes?
Organ Pipes is a National Park in VIctoria (Australia), 23 km northwest of Melbourne. Scroll down to related links and look at "Organ Pipes National Park - Wikipedia".
What is the biggest pipe organ in the world?
To the present day the biggest Pipe Organ is not in a church or cathedral but in a department store! Yes, Macy's in Philadelphia has the worlds largest Organ with 28,400 plus pipes dispersed through separate rooms on seven different floors. Their is a video of it on You Tube.
What are facts about organ pipe national park?
There are organ pipes.
Why is it important not to use water heating pipes in long straight lengths?
its not important, its just not done, heating radiatorscome in specified lengths use the longest manufactered!
Why the open organ pipe produce good music than closed organ pipe?
Open pipes do not produce superior tone than closed (or stopped) pipes. Pipe organs produce extremely varied tonal qualities therefore different types of pipes are used to produce different tonal qualities, both stopped, open and variations thereof, i.e. "half covered."
What is the function of the organ's stop?
The organ's stop controls the flow of the air into the pipes.
