The Stalacpipe Organ
Posted by: Janila
N 38° 39.937 W 078° 29.110
17S E 718801 N 4282671
To our surprise, deep in the cave at Luray was a fully functioning pipe organ.
Waymark Code: WM9VYQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2010
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Borrowed from Wikipedia:
The Great Stalacpipe Organ is an electrically actuated lithophone located in Luray Caverns, Virginia, USA. It is operated by a custom console that produces the tapping of ancient stalactites of varying sizes with solenoid-actuated rubber mallets in order to produce tones. The instrument's name was derived from the resemblance of the selected thirty-seven naturally formed stalactites to the pipework of a traditional pipe organ along with its custom organ-style keyboard console. It was designed and implemented in 1956 over three years by Leland W. Sprinkle inside the Luray Caverns near Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, USA.
Please post a picture of you in the organ area.