How much does a large pipe organ cost

How much does a pipe organ cost? The cost of a pipe organ can be as low as $30,000.00 for a used instrument relocated to a new home, to millions of dollars for a new instrument built for a major church or concert hall.

1. What is the most expensive pipe organ?
2. What is the biggest pipe organ?
3. How long does it take to install a pipe organ?
4. How does a large pipe organ work?

What is the most expensive pipe organ?

The 7,000-pipe organ in Lausanne Cathedral is one of the most expensive instruments in the world, but experiencing its sheer power and unique harmonics is priceless.

What is the biggest pipe organ?

Civic and concert hall organs. The largest pipe organ ever built, based on number of pipes, is the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ in Atlantic City, New Jersey, built by the Midmer-Losh Organ Company between 1929 and 1932. The organ contains seven manuals, 449 ranks, 337 registers, and 33,114 pipes.

How long does it take to install a pipe organ?

Installing the organ took two months, but it will take another six months to voice it, or adjust all the pipes for the exact sounds. It's kind of like tuning a piano, except voicing an organ involves making physical adjustments to the shapes of the pipes.

How does a large pipe organ work?

A pipe organ feeds wind into pipes, causing the air to oscillate and produce a sound. The pipes stand in line above the box referred to as the wind-chest, with wind fed from below into the pipes the organist wishes to use to produce sound.