Organ undergoes once-in-a-century re-voicing

Name: Organ undergoes once-in-a-century re-voicing
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Description: The painstaking process of “voicing” the Grand Organ at York Minster has begunas a once-in-a-century £2 million refurbishment project enters its

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Organ undergoes once-in-a-century re-voicing

The painstaking process of “voicing” the Grand Organ at York Minster has begunas a once-in-a-century £2 million refurbishment project enters its finalphase.

Voicing is a process to ensure all the organ’s 5,000-plus pipes areplaying the correct pitch, tone and volume.

The work is being carried out byspecialists from Durham-based organ builders Harrison and Harrison and willtake place over several weeks between November and March.

Organ undergoes once-in-a-century re-voicing

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