There are a host of different musical instruments.

There are woodwinds, strings, brass, and percussion instruments.

And these are the instruments that make up the backbone of most orchestras and bands.

However, there is one instrument that is unlike any other.

Almost no one who plays the instrument actually owns one,

and if you want to play it,

you probably have to schedule a time to play

when no one's around.

Learn more about the pipe organ,

the world's largest instrument,

on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. of all the instruments I could be doing an episode on.

Of all the instruments I could be doing an episode on, you might wonder why I'm doing one on the pipe organ.

The reason is really simple.

It's my favorite instrument.

The organ is totally unlike every other instrument that exists.

If you've ever had a plane instrument or know someone who did,

they probably had to carry it around in a special case.

It might have been a really big case like a cello or a really small case like a flute, but regardless of what it was, it was something that you could take home and practice. There are a few other instruments that are difficult to move, like a piano or kettle drums but it is

possible to move them when a popular pianist like Billy Joel or Alicia Keys

goes on tour they'll usually pack and ship their piano on a truck as they go from

arena to arena. The organ, however, cannot be moved. You can't

take an organ home. There is no case that you can put your organ in. A pipe organ is intimately

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