The magrepha mystery
https://bibliolore.org/2010/06/11/the-magrepha-mystery/
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https://www.beishamikdashtopics.com/2014/10/the-musical-magrepha-of-temple.html
[The magrepha] consisted of a hollow wooden box measuring 1 amah tall, 1 amah wide, and 2.5 amos long. The ten pipes were contained within this box and were arranged horizontally along its length. Some of the pipes were long, others short, and the ten holes in each pipe were facing downward. On the northern and southern sides of the box, on the outside, were two bellows. On the western side the ten pipes emerged from the box and the ends of the pipes were all in a straight line. On the eastern side of the box was a ledge jutting out upon which rested one hundred slats of wood corresponding to the one hundred holes in the pipes. At the other ends of these slats, within the box, were small pieces of metal rising vertically and these were topped with wood. By pressing down on the end of the slat, it raised the other end and closed the hole in the pipe. This instrument was thus able to produce 100 distinct notes and could be played by a single individual [with the help of two bellows operators].
Thank you so much for your post. I used to play the pipe organ. It is a really challenging instrument, but wow is it beautiful.
My confirmation Saint name was Cecilia (AD 200-230) who, tradition has it, invented the pipe organ. Now I’m wondering if she built something that was related to or inspired by precursors such as the one in the Temple.