The World’s Largest Musical Instrument Shaped by Nature
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Deep inside the Luray Caverns in Virginia, there is a huge musical instrument made from the cave itself. It covers over three acres, making it the largest instrument in the world. The Great Stalacpipe Organ was built in the 1950s by a man named Leland Sprinkle, who had the idea while touring the cave with his son. He noticed how the guide tapped the ancient stalactites to make sounds.
Sprinkle decided to turn the entire cave into an organ. It works by using small mallets that gently tap the stalactites. Sprinkle spent years testing the notes by hand and adjusting the stalactites to produce perfect pitches. The cave’s beauty and the music it produces leave a lasting impression on everyone who visits. Listen to the sounds of this unique organ travel through the cavern in the video below.
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