Tamalpais, the Presidio, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands. The park-like setting on the lee side of the breakwater has a view of San Francisco’s Marina District, downtown San Francisco’s skyline, the East Bay hills, Sausalito, Mt. The larger the volume of air, the lower the sound the smaller the volume of air, the higher the sound. In the Wave Organ, the columns of air within the pipes constantly change as the water moves in and out, and as the length and volume of the air column in each pipe changes, the pitch of the sound it produces also varies. The same sort of thing happens in the pipes of the Wave Organ, but there is one important difference.
When requests for assistance, as well as offers to help, poured in, McKaig quickly formed. The effort began right after lockdown, when Realtor Adam McKaig posted an offer on Facebook to shop for elderly people in need. What makes the music? It is similar to the phenomena of the sound heard in a conch shell-a specific volume of air resonating at a specific frequency. Nearly two years after its pandemic-induced founding, Adam’s Angels continues to serve those in need in a multitude of ways. When the waves roll in, the pipes resound with liquid music: low, gurgling notes that ebb and flow with the restless movement of the ocean and the changing of the tides.
The sound is created by waves crashing against the ends of these pipes. The instrument itself is comprised of more than 20 PVC and concrete pipes that extend down into the water at various elevations. Magnificently old and finely worked pieces form the irregular terraced seating and even a trash can holder. The organ’s jetty was constructed with carved granite and marble from a demolished cemetery. In collaboration with the Exploratorium, artist Peter Richards built an acoustic sculpture that amplifies the sounds of the waves in the bay. Midnight Sounds by Don Gallardo (Live at L100s Thunderground). Located on a jetty in the San Francisco Bay, the Wave Organ was built in 1986. Am I Safe by Ryan Adams (Live from Carnegie Hall) The Miner by Grace Potter (Live).
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