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ORGAN MONITORING FOR SAINT VITUS CATHEDRAL, PRAGUE

3S'TECH carried out, at the request of the prestigious company Gerhard Grenzing, the monitoring work of one of the largest organs in Europe, a 38Tn pipe organ for one of the most important cathedrals in the Center of Europe: the Saint Vitus Cathedral, Prague.

The purpose of this acquisition, as part of the Quality Control, was to determine the real reactions of the 30 wooden supports of the organ, with the purpose of determining whether the structure of the cathedral, formed by a series of braced arches, can support the full load of the organ.

The body of the organ is built by a mixed structure of wood and steel. Due to the heterogeneity of the structure and the load distribution, it was difficult to estimate the vertical reaction in the ground corresponding to each support of the structure.

It was proposed to determine these loads experimentally, using load cells that were placed independently on the supports of the structure, to carry out the corresponding readings and thus confirm the total load assumed by the installation of the organ in the structure of the cathedral.

The following press release published in ABC CULTURA tells the story of Gerhard Grenzing, one of the most prestigious organ builders in the world, and the process of building one of the largest organs in Europe. «Gorgori, P. (August 25, 2019). The Spanish organ that will preside over the cathedral in Prague". ABC CULTURE

Retrieved from https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-organo-espanol-presidira-catedral-praga-201908250108_noticia.html

The following press release published on ABC CULTURE newspaper, contains the story of Gerhard Grenzing, one of the most prestigious organ makers in the world, and the process of building one of the largest organs in Europe.
Recovered from https://www.abc.es/cultura/musica/abci-organo-espanol-presidira-catedral-praga-201908250108_noticia.html

The 3S'TECH team in Gerhard Grenzing's facilities, during the monitoring work.

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