Title
Fog horn organ
Caption
Made for concerts at sea, the instrument invented in 1997 by Frenchman Michel Payet, with Giovanni Orefice (INSA in Lyons),produces sounds that carry over 10 km. Composed of 13 horns (600 kg of copper), a two-ton compressor and a remote control keyboard, it delivers over 130 decibels per horn.
Date
1997
Credit line
Photo12/Labasse/Sciences Presse
Reference
COM00001_93TROMP
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
6,1Mb (297,2Kb) / 6,0in x 3,9in / 1800 x 1181 (300dpi)