| Item Call Number |
CH01113 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
CH01113 |
| Local Free-text Call Number (oclc) |
- Classification number - CH01113
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Rodriguez, M. Arias
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Las Piñas Bamboo Organ
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - M. Arias Rodriguez
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| General Note |
- General note - It took Fr. Diego de Cera de la Virgen del Carmen six years to make the famous bamboo organ of Las Piñas, the only one of its kind in the world. Started in 1816 it was completed in 1822. Bamboo poles which were buried under the sand of a nearby seashore for more than a year, withstanding the elements and insects, were handpicked while a stout vine was used to fasten the pipes in place after having been properly shaped, arranged and classified. The organ -- 5.17 meters high, 4.17 meters wide and 1.45 meters deep -- had 953 pipes; 832 of these were bamboo and the rest were metal. It had a five-octave keyboard, 54 notes and 23 stops, several of which stood vertically in two rows and a few placed horizontally also in'' two rows. A specially designed tube is said to be capable of imitating the sound of a singing bird when a small quantity of water is placed inside. During the frequent typhoons of the 1880''s some of the pipes were displaced by strong winds. In 1891 the organ was repaired: placement of pipes was altered and the metal pipes were screened for protection against birds and insects. By 1917, however, the organ was in a very bad state due to exposure to the elements and frequent typhoons. Only two stops were functioning and the bellows were destroyed such that the organ could not be played. During the centennial of Father Cera''s death in 1932, Father Paul Haubaux replaced the bellows with an electric motor of the same compression. In 1943 two Spanish technicians, Carmelo and Jose Loinaz, saved the organ from further deterioration. Finally in 1962, with reconstruction of the Las Piñas Church, the organ was restored in its original form and sound for P5,000. (also see CH01112)
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| Additional Physical Form Available Note |
- Additional physical form available note - With prints
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| Local Note (rlin) |
- Local note - Islas Filipinas.--Las Pinas (Provincia de Manila).--Curiosisimo organo construido todo de caña y madera, que existe ha muchos años en la pobre iglesia parroquial de Las Pinas.Caption Note)
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| Subject Chronological Term |
- Chronological term - 1898
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Catholic churches
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Las Piñas, Rizal
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| Subject Faceted Topical Term |
- Focus term - 1898
- Focus term - church of st. joseph
- Focus term - diego cera
- Focus term - ilustracion artistica
- Focus term - las pinas
- Focus term - luzon
- Focus term - luzon
- Focus term - musical instruments
- Focus term - recollect missions
- Focus term - rizal province
- Focus term - saint joseph
- Focus term - spanish imperial crown
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