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Home > Music > Organs > Æolian > Organ Crawl
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A Virtual Organ Crawl: Exploring Duke
Chapel's Æolian Organ
See and hear the instruments up close! To reserve a space in an
upcoming tour of the inside of the organ chambers, call (919) 684-2032. Tours
are limited to eight persons.
The "organ crawl" is a favorite activity whenever a group of organists
is gathered around a large electro-pneumatic organ. Donning jeans and
sweatshirts, organists of all sizes and shapes attempt to squeeze into
places that many of them should not. They explore pipes, chests, blowers,
and other organ parts not normally seen by the listening public. Here,
we offer a tour of the olian organ in photographs.
There are pipes in large chambers on both sides of the choir, and in
front of both transepts. On the right side, above the pulpit, we find
the chambers of the Great, Swell, and Choir organs. The opposite side,
above the lectern, houses the Solo organ. The organ is played from the
console, which is located behind the lectern, on the floor of the choir.
The action is electro-pneumatic, meaning that when a key is depressed,
an electrical circuit is completed. An electromagnet under the target
pipe opens the pallet, allowing air to flow into the pipe, producing
a sound.
This tour includes views of the console,
blowers, and several chambers:
Console
Blowers
Great organ
Swell organ
Choir organ
Solo organ
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