Midmer-Losh pipe organ
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The Midmer-Losh pipe organ is a colossal pipe organ in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, renowned as one of the largest and most powerful musical instruments ever built.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | pipe organ ⓘ |
| builder | Midmer-Losh Organ Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Atlantic City Convention Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
flooding
ⓘ
lack of maintenance ⓘ salt air corrosion ⓘ |
| hasConsoles | 2 ⓘ |
| hasConsoleType |
main console
ⓘ
secondary console ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Choir
ⓘ
Echo ⓘ Fanfare ⓘ Great ⓘ Pedal ⓘ Solo ⓘ Swell ⓘ |
| hasManuals | 7 ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
extremely high wind pressures
ⓘ
multiple pipe chambers around the auditorium ⓘ unusually large number of stops and ranks ⓘ |
| hasNotableStop |
Bombarde 64′
ⓘ
Diaphone-Dulzian 64′ NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Ophicleide 16′ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPipes | over 33000 ⓘ |
| hasRanks | over 330 ⓘ |
| hasStops | over 450 ⓘ |
| hasWindPressure | up to 100 inches of water ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a significant example of American symphonic organ building ⓘ |
| installedIn | Boardwalk Hall main auditorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest pipe organs in the world
ⓘ
being one of the most powerful musical instruments ever built ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | Boardwalk Hall National Historic Landmark complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationManagedBy | Historic Organ Restoration Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration |
21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
conventions and events ⓘ demonstrations and tours ⓘ |
| venueType | auditorium organ ⓘ |
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