This is a column about legends in musical instruments and audio. We trace the people who created instruments and audio equipment, along with the events of their time. This time, we follow the path of ...

Part 1Have you ever heard the sound of a pipe organ in a church or concert hall?A gentle sound, as if speaking quietly.At ...

For nearly five years Martin Pasi has been enveloped in the art and craft of creating his Opus XIX, the new organ at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. With a team of five metal and wood workers, ...

The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical ...

Today I'm exploring the world's largest musical instrument, and it's unlike anything I've ever seen before! Hidden deep ...

As the first sonorous notes burst from the pipe organ at Calvary Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, it was easy to imagine the sound had boomed inside the Alexandria, Va., church since the ...

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The largest musical instrument in the world is a harmonious fusion of nature and human engineering. Located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the Great Stalacpipe Organ lies deep within the largest ...

As a child, I had a cassette tape called “The Sounds of Halloween.” It had all the creepy sound effects one would expect: creaking doors, moaning ghosts, eerie laughs, a Dracula voice, and a few ...

Younger readers may not recall the days when every mall had a music store — not the kind where tapes and LPs were sold, but the kind where you could buy instruments. These places inevitably had an ...