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What is an Organ  An organ is “a keyboard instrument in which sets of pipes are sounded by compressed air and produce a variety of timbres” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).

The organ is composed of the following elements: bellows, conductors, windways, windchest, pipes, and keyboards. Learn more about them:

Bellows instrument producer of air.

Windways and Windchest responsible for the distribution and storage of air.

Pipes sound-producing elements also known as stops.

Keyboards allow the organist to control the airflow.
In addition to these elements, the Mariana Schnitger organ has two keyboards:
. Hauptwerk – Great organ or main manual that controls the set of pipes in the top portion of the case.
. Brustwerk – a keyboard located at the height of the organist’s chest that has soloist stops.

> The Arp Schnitger Organ

> Stops