The Vox Maris (Latin: "Voice of the Sea") is an instrument that was built for the Yeosu Expo 2012 in Korea by the German organ building company Hey Orgelbau () and was recognized as the acoustic signet of the exposition. It combines elements of the pipe organ and the steam whistle. The Vox Maris entwines itself around the twin sky towers at a height of . It is considered an aerophone, since its dynamic high pressure organ pipes are powered by air. It can be played from a wireless tablet-pc.
The construction process was documented by a film team of German Bavarian Television.
On 21 October 2011, Guinness World Records confirmed the Vox Maris as the loudest pipe organ in the world, producing a reading of 138.4 dbA.
In 2015, the RID (Rekord-Institut für Deutschland) corroborated the Vox Maris as the loudest pipe organ.
Specifications Sources:ISO Journal, The Magazine of the International Society of Organbuilders, number 43, pages 46-54 organ rank called "Vox Maris" 80 dynamic pipes range A - e´´ ´´ ´´ length of the longest pipe: 10.00 m length of the smallest pipe: 1.70 m weight of the pipe A: more than 850 kg material: stainless steel, copper and brass sculpture "Sound Wave": height: 72 m length: 33 m (wrapped around in S-shape) wind supply: compressed air system performance: (PS, m3/min) 110 kW, 20,000 L/min 5000 L air tank wind pressure in mmWS: 10,000–100,000 mmWS console (pipe organ): mobile 1 manual, 80 keys pedal, 30 keys register knobs multiple coupler functions touchscreen control via Android App tracture(pipe organ): key action: electric stop action: electric weight of the organ: c. 23,000 kg
References
Bibliography Guinness World Records 2013, page 197 The Magazine of the International Society of Organbuilders, ISO Journal, Number 43, pages 46–54
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