. Electrical world. beyond the powers of the most ac-complished organist. This console resembles that first described,except that it does not possess the and pedal claviers, whichare not necessary where the double-roll, self-playing attachmentappears. Within its arms, so to speak, sits the musician, entirelyunembarrassed with the calls of six claviers upon his hands and at his immediate command the vast tonal forces (representedby 10,000 pipes) of this gigantic organ; his hands simply engaged inmanipulating the draw-stop knob; and combination buttons, and his feet controlli
. Electrical world. beyond the powers of the most ac-complished organist. This console resembles that first described,except that it does not possess the and pedal claviers, whichare not necessary where the double-roll, self-playing attachmentappears. Within its arms, so to speak, sits the musician, entirelyunembarrassed with the calls of six claviers upon his hands and at his immediate command the vast tonal forces (representedby 10,000 pipes) of this gigantic organ; his hands simply engaged inmanipulating the draw-stop knob; and combination buttons, and his feet controlling the flexible and expressive powers of the instru-ment. The double rolls do all the rest. The bellows of the main portion of the organ will be operated bytwo lo-hp motors, at 220 volts, direct current. The echo organbellows will be operated by a i;2-hp motor of 220 volts, direct cur-rent. The wind-chests, through which the wind from the regulatorsis distributed to the 140 speaking stops, and the 10,059 pipes, are. FIG. 2.— of ST. LOLIS FAIK PIPE 12 ft. long and of widths sufficient to give every rank of pipes planijCdthereon ample speaking room. The organ is constructed under the Fleming electropncumatic-ystem, which gives the most satisfactory results. The organ con-tains 1,300 magnets, as noted above, for both key and draw-stopactions. There are 130 miles of wire in magnets and cables, fromNo. 20 up to No. 34 B. & S. gauge. There are also automaticcombination knobs for setting combinations electrically throughoutthe organ. There are five automatic electric swell engines for the
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