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“The king of instruments”. “The box of whistles” as Zorada’s frowning piano teacher referred to it. “The magnificent droning”. The organ is the subject of almost as many jokes as the viola. Keyboard or wind instrument? Mechanical, pneumatic, electric or digital? Does an organ pipe talk, sing or yell? Which pipe makes the better sound? And how exactly does one play an organ?