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The focal point of the gallery is the
organ itself. This is actually one of two organs in the
Cathedral. The other one is located in the back of the
sanctuary. They are two separate organs and can be
played independently, even at the same time, or one
person can play both organs from either one of the
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The organs were built by the Möller Company of Hagerstown,
and represent the only items in the Cathedral to come from
Maryland. At the time it was built, the combined organ was the
largest organ in the United States, and it still remains the
largest pipe organ in Maryland.
| The main organ in the gallery has four
manuals (keyboards on the console) and 127 ranks (rows
or sets) of pipes, and a total of 5,625 pipes. The
smaller organ in the sanctuary has 1,606 pipes behind
the golden grills, for a combined total of 7,231 pipes.
The pipes, all crafted by hand, range in size from the
dimensions of a lead pencil to a height of 32 feet.
People have come from all over the world to play this
instrument because of its greatness and the acoustics of
the Cathedral. |
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