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The structure incorporates stone platforms and benches where visitors may sit near the mouths of pipes, listening. The stone pieces used in its construction were salvaged from the demolition of the
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interacts with the waves of the bay and conveys their sound to listeners at several different stations. The effects produced vary depending on the level of the
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but include rumbles, gurgles, sloshes, hisses, and other more typical wave sounds. The sound is best heard at high tide.
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Lewkowicz, Bonnie. "Fort Mason and the Marina Green in San Francisco." WheelchairTraveling.com.
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Edwards, Megan. "A Visit to One of San Francisco's Most Delightful Secrets".
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piers and to the right by a towering eucalyptus grove bordering
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is located at the end of a spit of land extending from the
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Richards, Peter; Gonzalez, George (December 6, 2017).
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco Bay
Exploratorium
stonemason
Frank Oppenheimer
Golden Gate Yacht Club
Fort Mason
Crissy Field
Marina Green

tide
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Blackpool High Tide Organ
Sea Organ
Comb of the Wind
Biospherical Digital-Optical Aquaphone
"The Marina's Wacky and Wonderful Wave Organ"
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/waveorg.htm
"The Art of the Craft: Stonemasons / Stones set for the ages / Masons' enthusiasm and commitment maintain an ancient craft"
http://www.wheelchairtraveling.com/fort-mason-and-the-marina-green-in-san-francisco/
"Wave Organ"
"Audio Aesthetics a Bit Removed From the Standard Do-Re-Mi"
ISSN
0362-4331
"Berkeley: Radio show makes cultural waves"
37°48′31″N 122°26′25″W / 37.80861°N 122.44028°W / 37.80861; -122.44028
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