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Pipe Organ (5-story instrument)

Rob Scallon · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Music performance & songsMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

Rob Scallon explores a five-story pipe organ, the largest in the Midwest, with organist John Sherer. The half-hour tour covers most of the instrument and how it works.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an engaging look at how an organ works as a whole orchestra, in threads about organs and live-coding them.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “You'll want to give a watch”

    Shows how an organ works as a whole orchestra

    TheRealPomax, 2026-01 · Strong recommendation · in “World's largest functioning musical instrument: Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia”

  2. “Here's Rob Scallon exploring the largest pipe organ in the midwest”

    Tour of the largest pipe organ in the midwest

    organman91, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “The Organ as a Wind Instrument”

  3. “The precursor to that video is just as if not more interesting”

    Exploring a building-sized organ and finding its midi port

    tiew9Vii, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Can You Live Code a Church Organ? [video]”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: pipe organ, musical instruments, rob scallon, organ mechanics, music

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