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'''Doma ērģeles''' are the second largest [[pipe organ]] in [[Latvia]]. The largest nepārbūvētās mechanical organs, not only in Latvia, but also throughout the world, is located in [[Liepaja]], Trinity Church. |
'''Doma ērģeles''' are the second largest [[pipe organ]] in [[Latvia]]. The largest nepārbūvētās mechanical organs, not only in Latvia, but also throughout the world, is located in [[Liepaja]], Trinity Church. |
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Doma ērģeles are the second largest pipe organ in Latvia. The largest nepārbūvētās mechanical organs, not only in Latvia, but also throughout the world, is located in Liepaja, Trinity Church.
History
First known to the Riga Dom organ was the largest the world, but they died in 1547. was held in a fire. 16. century Dome Church built a new organ, which sounded 280 years. Of these, at Jacob Raba-made prospectus mannerism style, and later with the baroque and rococo elements complemented by other masters. Today the vocal organs are more than a century old, they are built by German firm Walcker & Co. "Ludvigsburgā. 1962. The organs were reconstructed, and they have retained their distinctive sounds of today.
Construction
Valkers organs are built in two games tables, which give a rare opportunity to meet the two organs compose pieces. Dom organs are manually or four keyboards, 125 registers (each of them gives her a sound when broken, they are changing and a combination of different organ sounds derived), as well as 6768 different sizes of wood and metal pipe, of which the longest is 10 meters, the smallest - 8 mm , Pipe diameters from 4 mm to 50 cm.