A visit to Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall and the world’s largest pipe organ

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.พ. 2023
  • A big thanks to Scott Banks for the private tour

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  • @denniswhite166
    @denniswhite166 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a veteran of the AC/DC War. I got wounded during the Battle of Voltage in Menlo Park, NJ. I sat out the rest of the war in a DC transformer room in NYC. Dr. Thomas Edison tended to my wounds.

  • @jeffreyg201
    @jeffreyg201 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Beatles performed at what was then known as Convention Hall in August 1964 to a packed crowd.

  • @paulfabre6058
    @paulfabre6058 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Back to the organ. I know nothing about organs per se'. But I can recognize game. And this is world-class game. Having heard this organ only a few blocks away from my house is kind of like growing up with Steven Hawking as your next door neighbor. Most everybody will have no idea how amazing that actually is until they dig into it. This (all caps) MARVEL of musical engineering is a superlative of a superlative. Nobody, nowhere, no how, can top this, ever. Nobody will ever build anything that can compare to this again. I learned recently that only 40% of the 33,400 pipes have been restored so far. This is truly mind boggling. Funded mainly by donations, restoration work has been progressing at an amazing rate. But when working with an instrument that is actually part of an entire building, it is hard to find words to adequately describe just how huge this instrument is. A an example: If one pipe were repaired/restored/cleaned/or tuned each day, it would take 91 years to complete the job. The dedicated team of restorationists and fans of this magnificent machine are to be commended. Truth be told...In a city that cannot figure out how to pave the main street that every visitor to the city arrives on, it is great testimony that Boardwalk Hall and the organ within is in as good of shape as it is. Overall Boardwalk Hall has a long way to go until it is restored to its original splendor. Especially the West Hall and the parking areas, but OMG both the Midmer-Losch and the Kimball organs shine like a brilliant sun over this dilapidated and neglected city.

  • @jeffreybaker1725
    @jeffreybaker1725 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The front of that building is an art Deco jewel. The bas reliefs Are beautifully detailed and have with stood the test of time! Thank you for panning the front as few people really stop to appreciaperiod

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We are of like mind. This building is a great monument. A true NJ gem. Ty for your kind words

  • @larryarnold1063
    @larryarnold1063 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always a joy watching your videos!! Love them!!

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you like them! And always glad to hear from you. I think you may be featured on my channel in one or two spots. 🎉

  • @samueljaramillo4221
    @samueljaramillo4221 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those keyboards are massive. Great tour. Beautiful building.

  • @susancroft9956
    @susancroft9956 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I attended my first NJMEA Convention in 1977 when I was a senior at TSC. They had just opened Resorts Int. Casino. My friend and I walked over to check it out. As you said, everything was massive! I was awestruck!

  • @stevepotfora7461
    @stevepotfora7461 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing your clear explanations and passion. So many of us have been in that hall, and had no idea what we were standing next to

  • @paulfabre6058
    @paulfabre6058 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    After the demolition of Trump Plaza, the remaining hotel tower was at one time, a Holiday Inn. A Rainforest Cafe still occupies the North East corner of the structure. Boardwalk Hall is one of the most beautiful, well maintained, modern, and welcoming structures on the East Coast and resides right on the Atlantic City boardwalk. This building is magnificent in not only its architectural beauty, but also with its perfect blending of theatrical technology both old and new. The gigantic traditional fly house is a monument to traditional theatrical technology of the 1930's. And the state-of-the-art overhead truss system which was installed after a tragic accident on the Justin Timberlake/Christina Aguilera tour is a commitment to keeping up with the latest innovations in theatrical rigging. This modern overhead truss system uses hundreds of dynamic weight sensors to accurately display the weight of everything hanging from it in real time. Boardwalk Hall uses cutting edge technology to stay relevant, economical, and safe for all touring shows.

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ty for all of this info. Of course I recognize the renovation in that I see the changes in the building since my first visits in the mid1990s when the building and esp the organ was in such disrepair. I did it know all of the details and histories of the rigging.

  • @davidthompson3415
    @davidthompson3415 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your video represents the hopes of all organist❤ Excellent work dude! Please make many more videos. Your contribution is big time! By doing your thing, you will only have respect and admiration👍❤️

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thx so much. It means a lot.

  • @maskscraper
    @maskscraper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is that the organ which caused this weather? I KNEW IT!

  • @jimwanmartin6183
    @jimwanmartin6183 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed this tour very much, enjoyed seeing the various pipe chests, and found i learned a lot. Thanks so much to all who are working on this organ to bring it back. Call me a listener, organ player, retired music teacher from Maine.

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you ever get to the Skinner grave in Bethel?

  • @reeblesnarfle4519
    @reeblesnarfle4519 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn't fathom playing something that large!!!

  • @bernardcromarty485
    @bernardcromarty485 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The wind noise can be greatly reduced (whilst recording!) by using a condom on the microphone! Seriously! A fluffy windshield will help, too.

  • @DommoPA
    @DommoPA ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was little my dad used to park in the basement of the AC hall parking garage. Costs 3.25 a day.

  • @ShalmendoGlineux
    @ShalmendoGlineux 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watched your video for 9 minutes and I couldn't keep going due to a couple of critiques I have for how you might improve the quality of your videos.
    First, the double narration is incredibly distracting! It's like having two people talking to you at once. Please consider muting the video audio when you do a voice over so we don't have to hear two of you speaking at once and figure out which words go to which narrative.
    Second there was a LOT of wind in the microphone while you were outside and not only did it make it difficult to decipher your narration the constant noise was a bit frustrating to try and listen through.
    Otherwise I enjoyed this video very much and keep up the good work!

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate your thoughts. I am still very amateur at this filmmaking stuff. I’m sorry you didn’t get to enjoy it due to my amateurish skills. How many videos have you made?
      Judging by the 13,000+ views this video has received it seems like a topic people are interested in and will tolerate a little bit of wind noise.
      Thank you again for the constructive criticism I will keep it under advisement

  • @marknaravas318
    @marknaravas318 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’d love to visit the organist Mecca someday

    • @KingdaToro
      @KingdaToro ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't forget, Boardwalk Hall is only half of it. The other half is the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia, only 50 miles away. I personally consider the Midmer-Losh to be the King of Organs and the Wanamaker to be the Queen of Organs.

  • @paulcoatney4362
    @paulcoatney4362 ปีที่แล้ว

    Correct me if I am wrong...This building hosted 2 WWE Wrestlemanias did it not?

  • @hb1338
    @hb1338 ปีที่แล้ว

    Point of information - there is a 64 foot stop on the organ of the Royal Albert Hall in London. It is an open wood and its name is "Acoustic Bass".

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I think you will find that any stop of that name is a “resultant”. Meaning that when the player selects that stop and plays a note on the pedal, the P5 above pitch is added, thus creating a resultant 64’. So it is not a true 64’.
      Many smaller instruments do this with a soft 16’ stop to imitate a 32’
      Check it out
      terhardt.userweb.mwn.de/ter/top/acbass.html

    • @KingdaToro
      @KingdaToro 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's true in the same sense that it's true that Boardwalk Hall has a 128 foot stop. They are both resultants, which you get by playing a note and the note a fifth above. But an actual, full-length 64 foot stop is something that can only be found in two organs in the world, Boardwalk Hall and Sydney Town Hall.

  • @califdad4
    @califdad4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not technically all working, the organ in Macy's in Philadelphia is the largest working pipe organ in the world .

  • @michaelherring1944
    @michaelherring1944 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My understanding from the organ crew is that "Losh" is pronounced like "gosh." I was told that Dennis Cook started that - I guess he thought it was funny. 😏

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s cool. Never heard that before.

  • @christopherflouton4525
    @christopherflouton4525 ปีที่แล้ว

    BTW, the lines on the north side of the building are what's left of Trump Plaza that was demolished. Trump Plaza was built right up against the north wall.

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      Very cool. I should have realized after making the video about the plaza destruction, of course it abutted right to the Convention Hall. I think another commenter may have indicated this as well. Thank you for watching my video. I plan to make another one this summer when I have an opportunity to spend a bit more time and have the opportunity to play it!

  • @johnmanire3380
    @johnmanire3380 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This organ is going to be magnificent when it's fully restored. Until then the world's largest full functional organ is the Wanamaker Organ at Macy's in Philadelphia with 28,750 pipes in 464 ranks.

    • @marcellocolona4980
      @marcellocolona4980 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read where the organ in the chapel at West Point is larger.

    • @johnmanire3380
      @johnmanire3380 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcellocolona4980 23,511 pipes 231 ranks

    • @marcellocolona4980
      @marcellocolona4980 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnmanire3380 Yes, the cadet chapel is the largest church organ.

    • @johnmanire3380
      @johnmanire3380 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcellocolona4980 yes, but the largest full working pipe organ regardless of what facility it’s located in is the Wanamaker organ

    • @marcellocolona4980
      @marcellocolona4980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnmanire3380 Did you ever see the Christmas illumination at Macy’s? Wonderful with the organ. An uncle lived at Rittenhouse Square and when we visited for the holidays we always went to hear the organ at Wanamaker’s. Great memories.

  • @russelllukenbill
    @russelllukenbill ปีที่แล้ว

    12:20. You broke it, you bought it.

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      You think they’d let me take it home?
      I did incidentally, remove the foot rest from under my bench and replaced it with a black pipe one like this. My design is a little different. But it turned out pretty well. I’ll have to make an update video on that

  • @KingdaToro
    @KingdaToro ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trump Plaza was built right up against the north side of Boardwalk Hall. It's the cause of the different markings on the north wall.

    • @michaelherring1944
      @michaelherring1944 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now demolished.

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      Very good call. Of course that what those markings are. Thx for pointing that out

  • @manteuro
    @manteuro ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video and tour! I would recommend you mute your camera audio when you record voiceover, it is a very hard listening experience for the viewer to hear yourself speaking twice.

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the tip. I’m still pretty new at making videos for TH-cam. I will keep trying to improve.

    • @K7008B
      @K7008B ปีที่แล้ว

      Additionally, try to keep the movement of the camera/phone whatever you're using to a minimum. Too many fast, jerky panning movements.

  • @KevingerAdr
    @KevingerAdr ปีที่แล้ว

    It has two consoles?One 5 manuals and one 7?

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. The portable five manual I’ve heard was used for boxing matches. I don’t think it functions.

    • @fredlodden1538
      @fredlodden1538 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EdGattsek I did the tour of the organ in 2018. The 'portable' console was completely disconnected from anything and there was a bundle of control cables as thick as your leg coming out the back that looked like it had been cut through with a hacksaw. Having worked inside telephone exchanges it looked just like the cable wiring of some of those big old exchanges that used relay logic to switch and route telephone calls. Apparently the colour coding of the wires is the same as that used in exchanges. Old telephone technicians would be right at home. There was a plan to get the portable console up and running again. But it would be a big task. The whole project to renovate that organ and bring it back to full working order is a massive task. I liked the enthusiasm displayed by the largely volunteer cry who were restoring, repairing and in some cases recreating all the elements that comprise that massive device.

  • @jaybeeshultz
    @jaybeeshultz ปีที่แล้ว

    The audio sucks,

    • @EdGattsek
      @EdGattsek  ปีที่แล้ว

      If you don’t have something nice to say…