Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:50 am
Hi Matt,
Sorry for the late response, I am just seeing your post now.
Actually my original plan was to use lighted tabs, but i couldn't find any that I liked, except from Laukhuff which cost as much as moving tabs. Since then, ArnoldOrgans has started making exactly what I had in mind -- too late now! Check out their post on this forum. Their tabs are beautiful.
There are two types of SAMs in use. I found some slightly used Peterson SAMs on eBay and those plus some new Peterson tabs are used in the Coupler Rail. The terraces use SAMs from Syndyne. Most are new, except for a handful of used ones (again, found on eBay). I went with Syndyne because they were the least expensive of Syndyne, Peterson, and Kimber-Allen. Just as a note, I could not have mixed Peterson and Syndyne in the same place (e.g., coupler rail) because the angle is slightly different.
The tab faces are made of wood and are custom. They were engraved by HESCO, which does a LOT of engraving for organ builders. They are also not far from where I live.
I am using encoders and decoders from MIDI-Boutique exclusively. Because of the duration of the project, however, some boards were obsolete by the end of the project and newer versions had been released. So there is a little bit of a mix of old and new.
The LCDs are the HWLCDs from MIDI-Boutique. There really is no bezel, technically. There is simply an opening cut in the tier which has been routed out on the back. The LCDs are mounted directly into the opening and a plexiglas cover (larger than the opening) goes over the opening. The spaces between the LCDs are covered with black felt, so it looks very neat, and sort of looks like a bezel.
I will try to post some close ups of the stops soon.
Thank you for your interest! I'm happy to provide any info I can.
Mike