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PHILIPPINES 1921 Old Card BAMBOO ORGAN Las Pinas ChurchManila Vintage B/W card. The Bamboo Organ. Music. In Las Pinas Church, Rizal Province, P. I. Las Piñas City, Philippines. Musical Instrument. / Father Diego Cera, a member of the Agustino Recoleto Friars began the constructin of the organ in 1818. The bamboos were covered for 5 months with sand from the beach to preserve them from the attacks of grubs. The work was only finished in 1822. Twice the organ was badly damaged, in 1862 by an earthquakes, and in 1882 by the rains as the church's roof was blown up. They repaired it partly. From 1888 to 1917 it wasn't played any more. In 1917 Father Faniel, a belgian missionary, undertook the repair of the organ with the help of the Las Pinas people. This bamboo organ is the only one of its kind in the whole world. The small offerings of the visitors are destined to keep the organ in good condition, and to repair the church where it is located.
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