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Metal organ pipes are made of various proportions of lead and tin. These metals are used because they are easily manipulated both in the manufacturing process and during the voicing process where minute changes are made to the sound producing portions of the pipes. The proportion of metals depends on the sound the organ builder is trying to achieve. Tin is lighter and stiffer than lead. Therefore it will result in a more harmonically rich tone. Pipes that produce intense tones with fewer harmonics are often made of almost pure lead. Larger pipes will collapse under their own weight if made of a lead / tin alloy. Pure tin was used for larger pipes in European organs because of the availability of readily available tin deposits, particularly in England. It will also take a high polish giving the gleaming silver pipes that are typical of European organ facades. Zinc is commonly used for large pipes as it is less expensive than tin and more plentiful in North America and other areas.
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What did Aztecs do to prevent flooding?
they made pipes
What are ancient greek pipes made of?
wood or reeds
What did plumbers in rome use for pipes?
At the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans used pipes made of lead, because it is a cheap metal that is easily worked into pipes, and which unlike iron doesn't rust. The Romans didn't worry about lead poisoning. Lead pipes continued to be used even into the mid 20th century, before we became more concerned about the danger of lead poisoning.
What were the powers and responsibility of Pan in greek mythology?
Pan was the god of nature and wildlife so he was responsible of looking after nature and wildlife and he made the reed pipes.
Why did Romans use lead pipes?
That was the best material they had.
What were the pipes made out of during the gold rush?
They were made out of tin.
How is a pipe organ made?
Maybe with pipes and little bit of wood
A metal made of tin and lead?
both are metals
What keyboard is with pipes?
The keyboard instrument with pipes would be the humble pipe organ.
What is the organ of name for tin?
it is the anne's organ
What is the organ name for tin?
it is the anne's organ
How many pipes can a organ have?
There is no limit to the number of pipes that an organ may have. The only factors that may pose a limitation are space and funding. The organ with the largest number of pipes is in Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ. It has 33,114 pipes.
What is organ pipes?
Organ Pipes is a National Park in VIctoria (Australia), 23 km northwest of Melbourne. Scroll down to related links and look at "Organ Pipes National Park - Wikipedia".
What are facts about organ pipe national park?
There are organ pipes.
How do you define organ?
An organ is a group of tissues made by cells working together to preform a single task. OR A organ is an instrument like a piano/keyboard only with pipes that make music.
How many pipes are on the biggest organ?
As the vast majority of pipe organs are custom designed there is no one, definitive answer. A small, hand pumped, table top organ ("or Portative") might have as few as 25 pipes - or two octaves. The common, medium sized church organ averages around 1,000 pipes. Large organs can have upwards of 10,000 pipes. The two largest, the Wanamaker Organ and the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ have 28,543 pipes and 33,114 pipes respectively.
How was the bamboo made strong enough to serve as pipes for the organ?
I assume you are referring to the Las Piñas Bamboo Organ. What was done to make the bamboo strong enough? Nothing. Organ pipes don't have to be very strong; just strong enough to stand upright and bear their own weight. The fact that they are producing a tone puts no extra stress on them. Other than this organ, bamboo has not been used for organ pipes except for a few small, novelty organs.
