{"id":742,"date":"2012-05-14T22:32:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T22:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2013-11-16T23:31:25","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T23:31:25","slug":"glasgow-university-chapel-organ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/miscellaneous\/glasgow-university-chapel-organ\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow University Chapel Organ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196012688\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7100\/7196012688_ae9e2cbf40_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the organ of Glasgow University Chapel &#8211; the same chapel I explored the roof of <a title=\"University Chapel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=731\">recently<\/a>. This was a visit by invitation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196056872\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7214\/7196056872_7f05773dfd_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally built along with the rest of the chapel in 1929 for the sum of \u00a375,000 (an incredible \u00a33.7M in today&#8217;s money), it was in a bad way until it was recently restored for a similarly eye-watering amount.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196067272\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7094\/7196067272_4b5aa14f07_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It really is an incredible work of engineering, though &#8211; there are 2,500 pipes in all sizes, from ones smaller than a pencil to ones taller than three people, made of metal or wood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196075276\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7071\/7196075276_0a227bbffa_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s this for a fantastic valve system? The air reservoir empties, the weight drops, it pulls the fabric tape over a couple of pulleys, and opes the valve to let in more air.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196083056\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8025\/7196083056_69beeb9dea_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196091636\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5465\/7196091636_1385517c24_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196110164\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7239\/7196110164_ed57f610b0_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a really cramped space to work in &#8211; the organ was also being played at the time, so quite loud and I kept being squirted with jets of air!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196136456\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7105\/7196136456_8b3e7b3b89_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196145316\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7082\/7196145316_55eae7bcdf_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196184330\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7075\/7196184330_65ab7aa847_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/7196194418\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7212\/7196194418_9600fe0e1e_z.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the organ of Glasgow University Chapel &#8211; the same chapel I explored the roof of recently. 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