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| Organ (For detailed information see the Organ section of this site.) The visual impact of the auditorium climaxes in the spectacular façade of the organ, an instrument more completely integrated into the architectural and spatial composition of the space than in any other hall yet built. This remarkable £1.2 million pipe organ was designed and built by Marcussen's, a Danish family-owned company, whose traditional working methods have scarcely changed since they were established in 1806. Every joint in the massive wooden carcass was cut by hammer and chisel, and the swell boxes and casework are as beautifully crafted as hand-made furniture. Taking three years to design and build and eighteen weeks to voice - the process which ensures that the pipes in each rank speak with the same 'family accent' - The Bridgewater Hall organ is a major work of art and technology, More than 42 feet high and 45 feet wide, it weighs a mighty 22 tons. With 76 stops, a battery of Trompettes en Chamade, 5,500 pipes of tin and lead, copper and pine ranging in size from 2 inches to 32 feet in length (the largest weighs over 300 pounds) this splendid instrument is destined to become one of the great recital organs of northern Europe. |
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