Atlantic City Convention Hall Midmer Losh Blower Startup

Startup of the three blowers in the main blower room. 100 inch compressor, low pressure and high pressure.

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Music

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• atlantic
• city
• pipe
• organ
• midmer
• losh
• boardwalk
• hall

[Diapason427]

I love this video.....awesome!

[midmer455]

Glad you like it. Come visit us and see all of this in person

[glenn3rd2004]

This organ is only partially functional. Over time, it was allowed to deteriorate to the point that some parts were sold for scrap. It's a deep shame that such a majestic instrument was allowed to fall apart. If this organ was on the list of National Landmarks, it was surely not treated like the landmark it deserves to be. We need to take steps (including obtaining government funds) to fully restore, preserve, and maintain the Midmer Losh pipe organ for generations to come.

[midmer455]

Glenn3rd2004. You are correct that the Midmer Losh was not treated as the landmark it is. However, I know of no parts of the Midmer Losh or the Kimball that were sold for scrap. Even the original DC blower motors are still in the building. Joining and supporting the efforts of ACCHOS is the best way to ensure the futire of these two magnificent instrument.,

[cheetawolf]

what are those rubber things on the shaft for?

and i really like the wind up of the low pressure one :)

[midmer455]

The rubber things on the shaft are flexible couplers to take care of vibration isolation and any minor alignment problems.

[T321Q]

I wouldn't wear a necktie in that room.

[techedtchr]

@theenforcr55576 225 HP is about 166 kW. Since power is metered in kWh, you would multiply the power draw by the number of hours that the organ is running. So this would translate into 166 kWh for every hour the organ is running. At roughly $.10 per kWh, that comes in at about $17 per hour. Of course the organ isn't running 24/7 so that's quite reasonable actually.

[AllTheStopsJB]

That sound is almost as awesome as the pipe organ itself is!

[bombarde1701a]

Its time for another CD...

[AnalogGuy1961]

@falaqdad15 Inches (or cm) of wind water column and pounds per square inch are measurements of pressure. The conversion factor is 0.036. I've never run across psi units in organ work - if for no other reason than100" wind sounds a lot more impressive than 3.6 psi! Cubic feet per minute is a measure of wind volume. Blower specification is based on the required volume at a given wind pressure; e.g., 1200 cfm at 4" wc

[MRLOL785]

@falaqdad15 CFM, I think

[jazzkeyboardman]

Yeesh....sounds like a frigging jet plane starting up, not a pipe organ......

[theenforcr55576]

Do these blowers run up a huge electric bill?

[falaqdad15]

How do you calculate inches of wind?

is it from PSI and CFM (or CIM)?

[bombarde1701a]

Maybe I should go again just to see this..