On Sunday, the local ham radio group that Carl belongs to (Sunlife) had its Christmas get-together at Organ Stop Pizza.
This time we remembered that we wanted to see the blowers and largest pipes from outside before we went into the building - so we viewed them and took pictures before going inside.
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We couldn't actually *see* the blowers because the reflection on the glass was so bright.
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Blower Room: The four air turbines, or blowers, you see here supply the necessary air to operate Organ Stop's Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. Built by the Spencer Turbine Company of Hartford Connecticut, their total output is equal to 60 horse power or 44,760 watts of electrical power. The blowers have the responsibility to supply pressurized air to the pipes at a sustained rate of over 10,000 cubic feet per minute. All of this power is generated by only three blowers at any given time. The fourth blower is always ready to help, but only used as an emergency back-up.
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32' wood diaphones (pipes) - visible from the outside.
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This time we sat on the floor level which gave us a different perspective for the performance.
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The dancing cats
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Brett Valliant was again the organist for our event.
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Another beautiful sunset on Sunday evening.
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