Expo Pipe Organ Korea
Sky Tower in Yeosu, Korea - designed by Prof. Seung Pyo Hong
 

Expo Yeosu Korea

Due to his wealth of experience and competence in organ building, Hey was able to make a name for himself as a builder of exceptional and inspired pipe organs.

It is a great honour and no small challenge to be allowed to create a magnificent and unique pipe organ for the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea. It is an instrument that seeks to capture the spirit of the world exposition using innovative techniques and fresh, new designs combined with well proven and time tested traditional organ construction.

The eloquence of Musica knows no borders, and so we are always thrilled to walk new paths in organ construction while carrying Wilhelm Hey’s heritage into the 21st century. The Expo Organ “pushes the envelope” of physically possible techniques of organ building and will probably be the world’s largest musical instrument.

 
Hey aims to craft pipe organs with an attitude, to set the organist free and inspire the creative process: reaching out and touching people’s hearts is the challenge we face, and we strive and are determined to do no less.

Pipe Organ for Yeosu Expo, Korea

Guinness World Records now confirmed: The loudest pipe organ  is the Vox Maris, which produced a reading of 138.4 dbA when it was tested in Urspringen, Germany, on 21 October 2011.
Guinness World Records : loudest pipe organ
 
Basic specifications of the Vox Maris
range: 32', A - e '' '' ''
manual: 80 keys
pedal: 30 keys
frequencies: 28 - 2640 Hz
volume: 85 - 138.4 dbA
wind pressure: 2.000 - 100.000 mmWS
power supply: 110 KW
construction: Vox Maris and Carrier Pipe units
length: 1,70 - 10,00 m
console: mobile with wireless control
expression system: two tone wheels
keys: dynamics & velocity
connection: via android application
world record the loudest pipe organ
design: Prof Seung Pyo Hong
construction: Thomas Hey