Organ for opera
The Sydney Opera House now has something the Christchurch Town Hall does not — an organ. The 37-tonne, 15m-high organ was unveiled last week. With more than 10,000 pipes, five keyboards, and a range that extends from 16,000 Hz at the highest note to 16Hz at the lowest, it is the largest mechnical organ in the world. The result of 10 years’ work, it is the centre of controversy. The original estimate for its construction in 1969 was $400,000, but the final cost was SI.2M.
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Press, 18 June 1979, Page 5
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87Organ for opera Press, 18 June 1979, Page 5
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