Hi everybody, I'm don Francesco, from Italy. I'm happy for the possibility to share my works with this community. I already had a glance at your works! Congratulations!
In 2009 I started building organ consoles, or parts of them, in my free time, using almost completely self-made material (contacts, mechanical devices etc.) or material going to the town dump.
Opus I
In 2009 I midified a pedalboard from a broken organ and used it with two midi keyboards and one touch screen. This was my first experience with Hauptwerk and jOrgan
Opus I complete building report is here
Opus II
In 2010 I started the first complete organ project. It still lacks a painting now.
I used little neodymium magnets to se the initial key opposition at about 120 grams, that in mechanical organs is due to the resistence of the key valve caused by the air pressure in the wind chest.
The stops are typical italian "manetta lombarda", with two pedals for the "Tutti" and the "Free combination". They are mechanical so they actually work as the real ones: the "Tutti" pulls in all the stops, while the "Free combination" pulls in only those stops who have been drawn out.
A video of the functioning of the "Free combination" is available here.
Opus II complete building report is here
The first play of the Opus II is here
Opus III
Now I'm working to a new project:
4 keyboards
32 notes pedalboard
128 LED-lighted stops
128 among thumb and toe pistons
3 expression pedals
I've already recovered 2 keyboards and a 32 notes radial pedalboard from different dead organs.
I hope to update the post in few months...! See you soon
In 2009 I started building organ consoles, or parts of them, in my free time, using almost completely self-made material (contacts, mechanical devices etc.) or material going to the town dump.
Opus I
In 2009 I midified a pedalboard from a broken organ and used it with two midi keyboards and one touch screen. This was my first experience with Hauptwerk and jOrgan
Opus I complete building report is here
Opus II
In 2010 I started the first complete organ project. It still lacks a painting now.
I used little neodymium magnets to se the initial key opposition at about 120 grams, that in mechanical organs is due to the resistence of the key valve caused by the air pressure in the wind chest.
The stops are typical italian "manetta lombarda", with two pedals for the "Tutti" and the "Free combination". They are mechanical so they actually work as the real ones: the "Tutti" pulls in all the stops, while the "Free combination" pulls in only those stops who have been drawn out.
A video of the functioning of the "Free combination" is available here.
Opus II complete building report is here
The first play of the Opus II is here
Opus III
Now I'm working to a new project:
4 keyboards
32 notes pedalboard
128 LED-lighted stops
128 among thumb and toe pistons
3 expression pedals
I've already recovered 2 keyboards and a 32 notes radial pedalboard from different dead organs.
I hope to update the post in few months...! See you soon