The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
Greatest Instrument In South Has 5000 Stops
 In Service

The Temple theater management yes terday announced the completion of the famous Temple grand pipe organ, the largest pipe organ in the entire south. and twice the size of the famed Capitol theater pipe organ in New York City Completion of the final unit of equip ment for this giant organ will enable the Temple management to offer a musi- cal program in keeping with the prestige of the beautiful Temple theater, "Bir- mingham's million dollar movie palace" the finest theater in the south. It will be thrown open to the public. Monday morning.
 The Temple grand organ takes its place with the three largest pipe or gans in the world, and as Birmingham is one of the most musical cities in America, it will be highly appreciated by every citizen, and especially the musi- cal organizations. To the observer nothing of the organ is visible except the mammoth console, or key desk to the left of the orchestral pit. The or gan is installed in large, especially pre- pared chambers, concealed by the grills on either side of the stage.
 Contents Of Chambers
 The one to the left contains two cham bers. In both of these are located the "great" or "choir" organs with their attendant pedal organ pipes, played from the two lower maluels of the con- sole In the other is the ''swell' organ, the most important of all the divisions, which alone contains P stops, or more than many entire church organs. Here are located the traps of the organ, in- cluding tympani, drums, wind and va rious other effects,
 To the right IS locate the ''solo" with its pedal section which contains the important solo pipes, massively built, and sounded by heavy wind pressure. Here are located two stops that are outstanding. First, the ponderous "dia- pason pedal" which is one of the larg- est ever built, the lowest note being al- most two feet square and Is feet in di- ameter. Second is the "bombarde" which is the only successful installation of this stop ill the south These pipes are of metal, and are 32 feet in length. Contrary to general impression, the tone is not loud and harsh, but rather of dig nifty and depth. Such stops are rarely found outside of cathedral organs.
 The "echo organ" which also has an attendant pedal, is located in thA roof and the tone comes through the grill work in the ceiling. Here are located the "vox humana," or human voices, and the chimes. The wind to operate such a giant machine is supplied from two large blowers located in the basement, which supply compressed air in such quantities as are needed.
 Three Distinct Organs
 The instrument is unique in that it's contains the requirements of at least three separate and distinct organs. First, the ground organ tone of the ca thedral organ. then orchestral or con cert resources when each instrument of the orchetra and band are represented, and these are supplimented by the addi- ton of such percussion and traps as are needed for theater -~Ork.
 The 90 stops of this wonderful in strument are represented the violin, viola, violincello, contra bass, piccol0, flute, clarinet. oboe, bassoon, French horn, trumpet. trombone tuba and oth- CTS In addition to the famous and beautiful chimes are Orchetra bells, con cert harp. XylOphone, marina and ma The traps include tympani, pass drum, snare drum, cymbal, crash ,ymbal thunder sheet, wind machine. bird calls. sleigh bells, triangle, tom-tom Chinese blocks, tamborine and casta- nets. The key desk or conole is beau -iful piece of cabinet work, and repre- ,ents the latest type of organ construc- ton. With it's four rows of keys ped lls. triple row of stops, keys and cou- )lers, pistons and toe buttons, it presents ! rather complicated affair to the unso- However, the mechanism functions so quie ,ly and easily that the entire organ is under the crontrOl of the player at all times.
 Required Eight Months Work
 More than eight months were re- luired to manufacture and complete his musical mammoth. Three freight ,ox cars were utilized il hauling it rom the facto. to Birmingham. Four actory experts have been laboring in he Temple for three months to com ,lete the installation, and due to the act that Birmingham has such q repu- ation as musical city, the Temple man cement pins faith in the approval of patrons for this instrument.
 Birmingham theater patrons will re- eve their first introduction to the liant Temple grand organ on Monday vening at [ o'clock en the Temple heater throws open it's doors P the public, and the Masonic Temple associa ion. as well as A. Brown Parkes, man