During two years, until December 1992, Notre-Dame's magnificent organ, originally installed in 1868, was silent, undergoing total restoration. Eight thousand organ pipes, over one hundred organ stops and the organ keyboard, all had to be ...See moreDuring two years, until December 1992, Notre-Dame's magnificent organ, originally installed in 1868, was silent, undergoing total restoration. Eight thousand organ pipes, over one hundred organ stops and the organ keyboard, all had to be lowered and removed from the cathedral for cleaning. Nine hundred wooden organ pipes were dismantled inside the cathedral, then cleaned and rebuilt in a makeshift workshop in a tower of the cathedral. Behind the facts and figures lies a human story, the story of a team of craftsmen working together.
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