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	The Great Stalacpipe Organ Side2
	Track-time: 5.52	Stream this mix
	Date-added: 11-Aug-09	Download file
	Last-updated: 11-Aug-09
This is a souvenir cassette of the Great Stalacpipe Organ in the Luray Caverns, Virginia.

	The Great Stalacpipe Organ Side1
	Track-time: 5.54	Stream this mix
	Date-added: 11-Aug-09	Download file
	Last-updated: 11-Aug-09
Located deep in the Luray Caverns in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the worlds largest musical instrument. Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically tapped by rubber-tipped mallets. This most unique, one-of-a-kind instrument was invented in 1954 by Mr. LeIand W. Sprinkle of Springfield, Virginia, a mathematician and electronic scientist at the Pentagon. He began his monumental 3 year project by searching the vast chambers of the caverns selecting stalactites to precisely match a musical scale. Electronic mallets were wired throughout the caverns and connected to a large four-manual console. When a key is depressed, a tone occurs as the rubber-tipped plunger strikes the stalactite tuned to concert pitch