How Did Bamboo Pipe Change The World?

 The bamboo organ is described by many international organ manufacturers as one of the best ancient pipe organs in the world. In 1824, under the direction of Spanish missionary Fray Diego Cera de la Virgen del Carmel, the Las Pinas Las Pinas Bamboo Organ in Manila was built over 8 years using 1,031 pipes, 902 of which were made of local bamboo. After eight long years of construction, Father Diego Serra finally completed his pipe organ in the church of San Giuseppe in 1824. 

Having previously built organs in the Manila area with some bamboo organ stops, Father Diego Sera chose bamboo for most of this organ: only the trumpet stops are made of metal. Although Diego Cera's father was forced to include metal stops in the organ to preserve its sound, all other parts were made entirely of bamboo, creating a unique instrument. It was then tied together with rope inserted into the grooves on the outer surface of each length of bamboo to prevent fraying, especially for use in pits where the stone walls of the holes would scratch the outer surface of the bamboo tube when it was lifted. repeatedly and sank during drilling and operational operations. 

A major breakthrough occurred around AD 1050, when the sturdy bamboo tube was replaced by a thin, light and flexible bamboo cavity, allowing deeper wells to be drilled (Figure 9). Going in the exact opposite direction, bamboo was once something that pipe makers attached to their pipes in order to consume less briar. 

Other historical uses for bamboo plants include the world's oldest water pipe, the bamboo drill, and ropes made from the plant. Since a national ban on certain deforestation went into effect in 1998, companies have been using bamboo instead of lumber. The history of bamboo and its uses paved the way for the development of this plant as a building material today. When collectors discovered how quickly bamboo plants grow, bamboo has become even more attractive and has taken a strong place in the world of construction. 

The pipes can be made from inexpensive materials often available in the home (such as bamboo used to make furniture or cornices). My curiosity was satisfied by one of the exhibitors, who depicted the process of turning bamboo into a pipe. The benefits of making and playing bamboo pipes were the opportunity for children to learn the basics of music on a simple instrument that combined arts, crafts, and music production. The bagpipe music education movement echoed the Great Depression and offered an innovative and inexpensive entry into musical performance. 

World-renowned organist Wolfgang Ems played a bamboo organ during a one-hour concert at the Philippine Embassy in Bonn, Germany. Each tube has a free reed made of metal (or formerly bamboo or reed) that vibrates to make a sound when the finger holes in the tube are closed. More