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Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ
The Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ is the world's largest pipe organ that uses mechanical tracker action, built by English firm William Hill & Son in 1890. It is located in the Centennial Hall of Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
When it was installed in 1890, the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ was the largest in the world, and it remained the largest concert organ built in the 19th century, boasting 5 manuals and 127 stops. It was described by Westminster Abbey's organist, Frederick Bridge, as "the finest organ ever built by an English organ builder".[2] It remains the world's largest organ without any electric action components and is of international significance. Its Contra-Trombone is one of only two full-length 64' organ stops in the world.[a]
- ^ City of Sydney Homepage, The Grand Organ. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Betteridge, Margaret (2008). Sydney Town Hall: the building and its collection. Sydney: Council of the City of Sydney. ISBN 9780975119648.
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