‘World’s Largest Pipe Organ’

This is the console of the huge pipe organ at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall.  Last week I joined a tour of the organ led by this young man who is a member of the Committee working on the restoration of this historic and huge instrument which was originally built between 1929 and 1932.

Once we started to tour the organ and realized the size (up to 64 feet high) and number of pipes (more than 33,000), it became obvious why it might have taken three years to build - and why it is taking years to restore to its original condition.

Because the organ is so large it was possible to walk through the rooms containing the pipes.

The rooms holding the pipes are huge and the sound is released through large metal grilles on either side of the stage.

At the end of our tour we had the opportunity to hear the organ being played.  Although it is currently only 60% restored, the sound filled this huge hall.