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Cavaille-Coll Organ in Sacre Coeur de Monmartre

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Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
BLAST!!! Forgot to mention that there is an appeal for funding the renovation of this glorious instrument at the end of the video.

Btw, the vid doesn't start-up right away - On the video frame you need to click on the little "x" in the upper-right hand corner.
 

AllanP

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It is amazing that such a complex mechanism is still functioning well. An electro-pneumatic action instrument is much simpler.

Allan
 

pcnd5584

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Not really. Nor is it likely to last as long. In addition, some electrical components will become obsolete. Remember too, that there is a pneumatic element to this action: the Barker-lever machine.
 
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