what are pipe organs made out of
Raw Materials. Pipe organs are primarily made of wood and metal. Wood used to make parts of the organ which are not visible, such as the action, may be made of plywood or soft woods such as poplar. Visible wooden parts, such as the console, are made from hard, decorative woods, such as mahogany or oak.
Organ pipes are generally made out of either metal or wood. Very rarely, glass, porcelain, plastic, paper, Papier-mÃ¢chÃ©, or even stone pipes may be seen. A historical organ in the Philippines has pipes made exclusively of bamboo. Metal pipes are usually made of lead; for increased rigidity it is alloyed with tin along with trace amounts of antimony and copper.