As we celebrate the 235th birthday of our great nation, we asked a number of community leaders to share their thoughts on what the Fourth of July means to them. Here are the responses we received: The Fourth of July reminds me very simply of our freedom. This year, like last, is also a time for reflection on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as our youngest adult child, Sgt. Kenneth Butler, will be heading back to Afghanistan in a couple weeks, like he did at this time last year.
The standard organ manual keyboard has 61 keys and the pedal keyboard has 32 keys. Most pipe organs have at least two manual keyboards and large.
For example, a 16' string rank may just extend to Tenor C, not Low C. Also, our list does not count digital (i.e., electronic) ranks â thus, the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel's 268-rank organ having 110 genuine pipe ranks is not among the largest pipe organs listed here. Many organs have been rebuilt and enlarged by different builders since first constructed â the original builder provenance is shown here. The largest pipe organ ever built is at Atlantic City (NJ) Boardwalk Hall, having 7 manuals, 33,112 pipes and 447 ranks when completed by Midmer-Losh in 1929 â it is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Hear J.S. Bach's Toccata in d minor (BWV 565), at the Boardwalk Hall's organ.