Flames destroyed the roof of Notre Dame cathedral, but not the 8,000-pipe organ
A specialist who restored the Notre Dame organ in 2017 said the organ did not suffer any damage.
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Johann Vexo, the organist who was playing at evening mass inside Notre Dame when flames began licking at the iconic cathedral's roof, poses at the pipe organ at Notre Dame de Nancy cathedral, eastern France.
PARIS: Notre Dame cathedral's 8,000-pipe organ has escaped undamaged from the flames that engulfed the building last week. Pascal Quoirin, a specialist who restored the Notre Dame organ in 2017, has checked the instrument and says it did not suffer any damage in the blaze that destroyed most of the roof.
Quoirin said "after two hours spent examining the instrumental part, I did not notice any damage that could have been caused by the fire."
Johann Vexo, the organist who was playing at evening mass inside Notre Dame when flames began licking at the iconic cathedral's roof, says people didn't immediately react when the fire alarm rang as a priest was reading from the Bible.
According to Quoirin, the thermometer inside the organ showed that the temperature did not rise above 17 degrees Celsius (63 Fahrenheit) on the day of the fire, ensuring no damage to the electronic components or pipes.
Quoirin recommends protecting the instrument with a waterproof case, to dusting it and playing it regularly during the restoration work.
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