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The Surprising Physics of Pipe Organs (physicscentral.com)
16 points by timf on Sept 3, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



If you haven't already read it Neal Stephenson's Cryptinomicon explains a great deal about the physics of organ pipes since one of the main Characters (Waterhouse) spends a lot of time fixing and playing organs.

Great book too.




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