How much is a pipe organ worth?
How much is a pipe organ worth?
The cost of a pipe organ can be as low as $30,000.00 for a used instrument relocated to a new home, to millions of dollars for a new instrument built for a major church or concert hall. The range of cost for a pipe organ for a small to medium sized church is in the area of $200,000.00 – 850,000.00.
How much is the most expensive pipe organ?
Church pipe organ at St Marienkirche. While there are no Stradivari or Guarneri pipe organs, the price for just any pipe organ is very hefty and staggering. The price ranges between $200,000 and $800,000, enough to buy a brand new Ferrari and a Lamborghini.
What is a diapason pipe organ?
Diapason (pipe organ), a tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ. Diapason (magazine), a French classical music magazine. The Diapason (magazine), an American magazine for organ builders and players. Diapason normal, the official French standard of concert pitch.
Can pipe organs be moved?
It often happens that an instrument can be acquired, restored and installed for often less than a comparable new pipe organ. Many organs available for relocation were built by great American Organbuilders such as Hook & Hastings, Roosevelt, C.S. Haskel, Austin, Casavant, Skinner, Kimball, Moller and others.
What are ranks on a pipe organ?
A rank is a row of pipes all of which make the same sound, but at different pitches. For example, all the pipes for a Spire Flute (one kind of flute sound) will be in the same row. Organs are often described by the number of ranks they have.
What is the difference between flu and reed pipes in a pipe organ?
A flue pipe (also referred to as a labial pipe) is an organ pipe that produces sound through the vibration of air molecules, in the same manner as a recorder or a whistle. This is in contrast to reed pipes, whose sound is driven by beating reeds, as in a clarinet.
What is a Prestant organ stop?
The name Prestant often indicates that the pipes are mounted in the front of the case. The word Octave is often used as a modifier with other stop names to indicate a stop at a pitch one octave higher than normal, but the word by itself invariably refers to a Diapason.
