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Opera House organ maker filled hall with ‘swirling sound’ We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Malcolm Brown Normal text size 1929 -2021 Ron Sharp was devastated when, while designing the organ at the Sydney Opera House, he was told the ceiling was to be lowered, meaning the organ would have to be reduced to half its height. “It was like telling me to cut a Stradivarius violin in half,” he said later. Ron Sharp pictured with the Opera House organ he designed and built, 1993. Credit:Fairfax “I saw that they wanted to build an indoor music shell. It would have been dead acoustically. Without thought, I said, ‘I am not going to let you bastards ruin a one-in-a-million chance to do something right for once. I am going to the press!’ I stormed off . quickly pursued by the committee. Peter Hall [the Opera House architect] was waving his arms, saying, ‘Ron, Ron, come back! You can have anything you want”’ The c

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