Alarm raised over fate of pipe organs in Britain They face extinction by 2070 unless their rapid decline is arrested, new research suggests

Pipe organs in Britain face extinction by 2070 unless their rapid decline is arrested, new research from the organ charity Pipe Up for Pipe Organs concludes

#pipeorgans #Crowdfunding #churchnews #churchtimes

Matching pipe organs to room acoustics New research aims to help organ builders better predict how the massive instruments will sound once installed.

Every pipe organ is unique and must be tailored to the acoustics of its venue. New research aims to help organ builders predict how the instruments will sound before they are built. #acoustics #pipeorgans

Organ-tuning books in English churches provide notes on a warming climate Researchers have realised the records are a ‘goldmine’ to study changes in environmental conditions

Fascinating on how researchers from Nottingham Trent University used old organ-tuning records in English churches to map a warming climate.

#PipeOrgans #Nottingham #NTU #GlobalHeating #NTU

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These pipe organs are heartbreakingly beautiful. The amount of effort and artistry it took to craft these musical instruments almost 300 yrs ago is astounding. Pipe organs were the cutting edge of technology for centuries.

#pipeorgans #baroque #music #steampunk

St. Thomas church, Strasbourg, Alsace, France #traveltuesday #strasbourg #placesofworship #pipeorgans #churchorgans #photohour #visitfrance #urbangaze #interiors #architecture #cityphotography #travelphotography #photographersunited #mobilephotography #solotraveler #womenphotographers

Printed colour linen-type postcard showing a view of the organ at the Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado, USA, at the time the largest pipe organ in the world. Published by H.H. Tammen Co, Denver, No 15213. Postally used on 15 July 1944 with Iowa City cancellation on green 1 cent stamp and sent to Mrs Leslie Twombly, 67 North Main Street, Farmington, New Hampshire. Very good condition, with very slight corner bumps.

Municipal Organ, Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, 1944 - HH Tammen Postcard

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#Denver #PipeOrgans #Postcards

servicing #pipeorgans today without my vape.

Lordess help me 🎹🎶🙏

Entangling two physically separate resonators enables a major advance in the science of quantum sound Entanglement—linking distant particles or groups of particles so that one cannot be described without the other—is at the core of the quantum revolution changing the face of modern technology.

eagerly awaiting quantum #pipeorgans 🎹🎶🤩
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I love that this is real and humans built it - Braga Cathedral, Portugal. It almost feels like AI because the sheer amount of pipes everywhere. #fuckai #pipeorgans #instruments

#Catedral de #Granada
#Grenada #Spain #España
photos by Steve Spanoudis
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#europe #travel #churches #cathedrals #architecture #monuments #religion #worship #faith #catholic #oldworld #gold #stainedglass #photography #travelphotography
#pipeorgans #organs #gilt

The king of instruments - my 172 year old baby.
Nothing like making the proverbial floorboards vibrate to get out frustrations. What should I practice today?

#pipeorgans #historicorgans #soundtherapy #musicsky

People say you can't glimpse heaven from here but there's the full reed chorus, English diapasons, and a 16' tuba on the Westminster Abbey pipe organ playing out over a packed assembly and that's kind of the same thing. #pipeorgans