The Great Stalacpipe Organ - Fur Elise

"Fur Elise" being played on the Great Stalacpipe Organ.

Original composer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
Arranged/played by Monte Maxwell.

The Great Stalacpipe Organ is located deep within Luray Caverns and was completed in 1956 after three years of work by Leland W. Sprinkle. Each key is wired to a solenoid-actuated rubber mallet that is connected to one of 37 diferent stalatites scattered around 3.5 acres of the caverns. When a key is pressed, the mallet strikes the stalactite. The result is a very clear, pure tone that bears a resemblance to a xylophone or a lithophone. All of the stalactites, despite spreading over only 3.5 acres of the caverns, can be heard over all 64 acres of the caverns' interior.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Stalacpipe_Organ

This song can be found on the album "Midnight in the Caverns with Monte Maxwell", currently being sold both online and at the Luray Caverns gift shop.

I do not take credit for the song, the album or the album artwork.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Fur Elise
• The Great Stalacpipe Organ
• Luray Caverns
• Monte Maxwell

[ijustlovetheworld]

Wow, that's breath taking.

[MrKlausbaudelaire]

@rekoJ8

this is an organ made with a cave's stalactites (its even on guinness and rypley's believe it or not's books) officially a musica epic win xD

[GMSamuelRhine]

@AmpluexCompressa fucking badass

[AmpluexCompressa]

@rekoJ8 The notes are produced by mallets hitting stalactites, which have been carved to produce the desired notes, in various locations in a vast cave.

[rekoJ8]

what is that creepy sounding organ??? i tot organs are supposed to be loud and nice?

[Kobalos]

Awesome :) Hauntingly beautiful

[knivelorde]

mice