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Pipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns

The Hazel Wright organ restored pipes are seen at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The organ, named after its original benefactor, now has 17,000 pipes, 15 divisions and 293 ranks. After extensive repairs in Padua, Italy, the pieces were shipped back to Orange County where they sat in a temperature-controlled storage facility for four years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) The Hazel Wright organ is seen from the top of the central tower at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The Hazel Wright organ, named after its original benefactor, now has 17,000 pipes, 15 divisions and 293 ranks. Ball said it is the largest pipe organ in a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Western Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) The Hazel Wright organ is tuned at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. About nine years ago, the organ was removed piece by piece and shipped to Padua, Italy, for extensive repairs. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Kevin Cartwright, technician and president of Los Angeles-based Rosales Organ Builders, stands on the top structure of the Hazel Wright organ at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The work of fine-tuning the instrument is not finished, and probably won’t be for a few more months, said Cartwright, who has been contracted to maintain the instrument. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Kevin Cartwright, technician and president of Los Angeles-based Rosales Organ Builders, holds one of the pipes of the Hazel Wright organ at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Nearly a decade and $3 million later, “Hazel” is back in the shimmering sanctuary and heavenly chords from her pipes are once again ringing out in its vaulted nave. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Kevin Cartwright, technician and president of Los Angeles-based Rosales Organ Builders, looks up to the highest pipes of the Hazel Wright organ at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. "The organ must be tuned for the building," he said. "Each pipe must be individually tuned." That means Cartwright must climb up ladders several stories high to reach every pipe and tune each one to perfection. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) The Hazel Wright organ main key is seen on a Fratelli Ruffatti keyring at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Nearly a decade and $3 million later, “Hazel” is back in the shimmering sanctuary and heavenly chords from her pipes are once again ringing out in its vaulted nave. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Kevin Cartwright, technician and president of Los Angeles-based Rosales Organ Builders, who has been contracted to maintain the Hazel Wright organ, pulls up one of its smallest pipes at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. "The organ must be tuned for the building," he said. "Each pipe must be individually tuned." That means Cartwright must climb up ladders several stories high to reach every pipe and tune each one to perfection. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Kevin Cartwright, technician and president of Los Angeles-based Rosales Organ Builders, climbs to the top of the Hazel Wright organ at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The Hazel Wright organ, named after its original benefactor, now has 17,000 pipes, 15 divisions and 293 ranks. Ball said it is the largest pipe organ in a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Western Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) David La'O Ball, organist and head of music ministry at Christ Cathedral, plays the Hazel Wright organ in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The Hazel Wright organ, named after its original benefactor, now has 17,000 pipes, 15 divisions and 293 ranks. Ball said it is the largest pipe organ in a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Western Hemisphere. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) David La'O Ball, organist and head of music ministry at Christ Cathedral, plays the Hazel Wright organ at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. The organ, named after its original benefactor, now has 17,000 pipes, 15 divisions and 293 ranks. The organ is the fifth-largest pipe organ in the world. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) David La'O Ball, organist and head of music ministry at Christ Cathedral, stands by the Hazel Wright organ in Garden Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Nearly a decade and $3 million later, “Hazel” is back in the shimmering sanctuary and heavenly chords from her pipes are once again ringing out in its vaulted nave. (AP Photo/Damian Dovaragnes)