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Compton Theatre Organ in Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat. by DF2006
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Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat
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I'm told the dome here was glass, before 1907.
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Note the air vents in the ceiling. In 1875 the theatre would have been lit by gas light.
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There are gazillions of miles of electrical cable to control an organ ...
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A little workroom under the organ
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Every key and stop can be seen in there. Clicking and whirring away.
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Wind power!!
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It all comes from behind that door ... even the Chrysoglott!
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You thought you've heard some loud music before? Ha! You will have a total paradigm shift on that idea after being down here!
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The console of the wonderful Compton theatre organ.
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