The Bamboo Organ


This unique instrument is the only Bamboo Organ in the world. 902 of its 1031 pipes are made of bamboo, with the rest made of metal. It took Fr. Diego Cera 8 years to finish it nearly 200 years ago in 1816. Alas, a typhoon and earthquake in the 1880's damaged and flooded the organ, making it unplayable and it languished for nearly 100 years until it was restored in Germany in 1973. By 1975, a yearly International Bambo Organ Festival is held every February though we missed it by a week.

We were fortunate that Robert (Neil and Linda's host) arranged to have an organist play for us so we could fully appreciate this unique and historic organ.

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