Boardwalk Hall Midmer Losh Atlantic City

Tim Hoag playing the Worlds Largest Pipe Organ, the Midmer Losh in Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City. The video was shot during the Atlantic City Convention Hall Organ Society's historic recording session of this instrument in 1998. This show the hall before the restoration.

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• pipe
• organ
• acchos
• atlantic
• city

[vegunited06]

sounds good to me so far, why did people not look after it for so long!

[topper2142]

it saddens me to think someone could be so careless around this instrument.I understand that not everybody appreciates it as much as we do,however,it still makes me wonder why people would do such a thing.God bless those that have given towards the restoration of this organ,as it truly deserves saving.

[tparaiso601]

Man that would be amazing for a stadium organist!

[pointreyes6]

Miss America!

[vegunited06]

@EccentricRichard ohright! I just had to look up wikipedia, didn't know Toccata meant , well, to dumb it down fast keyboard music. sorry for my ignorance. Ok, the peice Toccata & Fugue in D Minor. Fairplay to Bach though, that's as cheesy as calling a rock song "rock in C major" I guess he can get away with it though.

[EccentricRichard]

@vegunited06 - which of a billion and one Toccatas?!

[JHurriKANE4]

I wish they took as good care of this organ as they do the Wanamaker Organ in Philly.

[gorickard319582010]

@vegunited06 Yeah, me too...but we all should wait until this organ is fully restored and fully functional before hearing 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor' so you can hear this composition in its full splendor!

[gorickard319582010]

@ccoraxfan Thank goodness all parts of this great pipe organ are accounted for. ACCHOS, government agencies, rich benefactors, and philanthropists need to put in every effort and investment they can to put in the work necessary to fully restore, preserve, and maintain the Midmer-Losh Boardwalk pipe organ for generations to come. It should be treated like the national landmark and treasure it deserves to be.

[gorickard319582010]

@TheOscillatingFan I understand this organ needs a lot of work and a lot of investment to make it fully functional again. However, this organ is and should be a National Treasure and Landmark and every effort needs to be taken by ACCHOS, government agencies, rich benefactors and philanthropists to restore, preserve, and maintain the Midmer-Losh Atlantic City Boardwalk pipe organ for generations to come.

[ccoraxfan]

@ glenn3rd2004

None of this organ has been scrapped. It's all present and accounted for, it just needs a lot of work after being neglected for more than 70 years.

[TheOscillatingFan]

Although I couldn't agree more that this organ needs to be restored, it will certainly be quite a job! Being located next to the ocean, it recieves a lot of water damage. Also, the sheer size makes it hard to maintain. I'd say that even in its original condition it was a very cantankerous instrument. It is incredibly beautiful, however.