Robbie wrote in 020227 MMDigest, commenting on metric units:
[ So wind pressure 0.05 bar is 20 inches water gage, enough to
[ blow the pipe from the chest (almost ;-)!
The Father Willis organ in the Royal Albert Hall, London (the largest
organ in the UK) has a Tuba on 30 inches water gage wind pressure. The
treble pipes of this rank are fitted with leaf-springs to keep them
from blowing away.
Regards,
John Page
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