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Old Crank

(7,362 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:36 AM Monday

St. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau [View all]

The main organ is being repaired. The secondary organ sounded wery nice. The inside is spectacular.
And yes the translation of the manufacturer of the crane means Dear Lord.

The Dom.

What we came to hear.

Pulpit detail

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St. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau [View all] Old Crank Monday OP

They don't make them like that anymore! Beautiful craftsmanship biophile Monday #1

They could Old Crank Monday #13

Absolutely breathtaking. Thanks so much!! brer cat Monday #2

You are welcome Old Crank Monday #14

Spectacular Old Crank! That's quite some organ. George McGovern Monday #3

It sure is Old Crank Monday #15

What a stunning example of craftsmanship! Diamond_Dog Monday #4

Beautiful photos of a beautiful cathedral, Old Crank MIButterfly Monday #5

Thanks Old Crank Monday #16

Breathtakingly beautiful and ornate and amazing photos! Thanks for sharing this with us! Rhiannon12866 Monday #6

Thanks Old Crank Monday #17

It is hard to imagine all the craftsmen PatSeg Monday #7

I have an older Nikon Old Crank Monday #18

Thanks for answering my geeky question PatSeg Monday #24

George McGovern's Old Crank Yesterday #28

I can relate PatSeg Yesterday #29

Shortly after I moved to Germany Old Crank Yesterday #30

It must have been hard parting with those lenses PatSeg 23 hrs ago #31

Awesome! MuirHero Monday #8

You are welcome Old Crank Monday #19

Gorgeous! I'm a bit of an old pipe organ buff. Many of the building's were built around the instruments due to size Cheezoholic Monday #9

I know the feeling Old Crank Monday #20

Beautiful. Been there, but your photos are better. surfered Monday #10

Nothing wrong with tha shot. Old Crank Monday #21

Wow! Overwhelming beauty and detail. The craftmanship is astonishing. Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Monday #11

You are welcome Old Crank Monday #22

Absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us. niyad Monday #12

Thanks Old Crank Monday #23

And living reasonably well while the peasants probably did not. niyad Monday #25

The serfs were essentially slaves Old Crank Yesterday #26

Thank you. I had forgotten about that. niyad Yesterday #27