... continues to deteriorate while the Wanamaker organ in Philadelphia is a
great attraction.
'... Built for the St. Louis International Exposition in 1904, the organ was
bought by John
Wanamaker in 1909 for his new Philadelphia store and inaugurated in the
seven-story
atrium of the Grand Court in 1911. It has been played every business day since,
with
customers serenaded at lunchtime by organ music instead of Muzak.
... The huge symphonic sound produced by this organ is so striking it seems as
if it could
shatter the glass jewelry cases, reflecting Fox's observation that there is no
place on earth
where one musician can be seated at an instrument and have so much power.'
A version of this article appeared in print on September 29, 2008, on page E1
of the New
York edition.
Werner
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