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20-Nov-2007 06:42 The organ pipes and parts in the "organ room"
at house on the rock are mostly for show. At one time, I believe
that some of the ranks in the chambers were actually playable
from the middle few manuals of the 15-manual console; also, the
small 2-manual (Wurlitzer?) console hidden under the tubular
chime display, behind the typewriters, might also have played
parts of this "organ". However, only the diaphones and the
smaller pipes are real; the giant "pipes" in the photo here are
fake and for stunning visual effect only. As a matter of fact,
the whole reason behind most of the displays at HOTR, especially
the fake ones, was stunning visual effect. It seems to be all
that Alex Jordan was really good at (besides making money via
his wild imagination). All the real organ parts in the organ
room (pipes, chests, percussions) came from many smaller organs
which Alex bought for par