Upper Arlington, OH
2/43 Bedient
Opus 75 - 2005
Miscellaneous Photos
For some reason
I like to
include photos
of some of the things which the public never sees or hears but are
vital to the organ. I've also included a few other reference items
found while crawling through the organ.
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There's only one way to get to the organ chamber, and that's up! Reminiscent of the climb into the organ chambers for the Ohio Theater Morton organ, the vertical ladder is the only way to go. The door to the left goes to the lower roof, and to the right is a landing which goes to the lower part of the organ chamber. The ladder to the far right extends to the upper roof. |
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Here is the view of
the lower
part
of the organ chamber as you enter. The white pipes are air supply pipes
from the blower. Air enters through the bottom pipe and exits through
the side pipes. There are three main wind reservoirs on this organ. |
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This busy CAD drawing shows the air supply pipes, wind chests, and other information. The drawings of people in various places gives a perspective of how large the system is. |
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New electric was run in order to support the instrument. The gray cables at the top lead to the various ranks in the organ. Likely the gray cable extending from the bottom of the panels is the cable which leads to the console. Wiring of organs has come a long way! |
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Again, only one way to get to the upper level, and that's by climbing the vertical ladder! Note the upside down pipes to the right. |
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This is a view on the upper level looking down to the lower level. There isn't much spare room to squeeze through the hatch in the floor! |
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This is an interesting view of the upper level from the floor. I have just popped open the hatch and am still on the ladder. The big upside down pipes are to the right, the Great Division pipe racks are on the left, and the ladder in the middle leads into the Swell box. To the right of the ladder is the white air supply pipe for the Swell, and right of that is one of the pipes from the 16' Basson rank. |
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Perhaps the most important part of the organ is its air supply. Without air, there is no sound. Without adequate air, the sound is not full. The blower for this organ more than adequately supplys the instrument with sufficient air. |