Sound on: this keyboard plays a cave.
In Virginia’s Luray Caverns, the stalactites themselves are the instrument.
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A keyboard that plays a cave
Each key triggers an electric mallet with a rubber tip.
It gently taps a selected, tuned stalactite, sending a musical note through the cavern.
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A keyboard that plays a cave
Leland Sprinkle began building the Great Stalacpipe Organ after a visit in 1954.
He connected a keyboard to rock formations spread across the cave. The music you hear comes from the stone.
