Phase I compete in Wisconsin

This is a dream come true. Years ago I had a pipe organ at home but certain realities took hold and I eventually sold it. Now with Hauptwerk, I have a very close "next best" and I never tire of practicing on it. Eventually, I hope to add another keyboard and monitor.

Simple and clean!

Assume the keyboards (and their cover) are fastened (screwed down) to the table? How steady is the feel, being on a table such as this? Reason for asking, a young (very talented organist) friend is looking into a similar setup but was dismayed after trying a similar table mounted installation as in his words, "When playing fast and hard, the keyboards felt wobbly". Just curious.

Rgds,
Ed

Hi Ed,

The table is an IKEA Galant 60" table and I have found it to be quite stable. It is the same set-up that Randall Mullin describes (except i have only 2 manuals). I practice 3 - 4 hours a day on it and it has been very comfortable to play on. I purposely put it together this way for reasons of portability so that when my wife and I move to our place up north during the summer I can take it with me (the pedals are the least portable part but it is only twice a year that I need to move it).

The keyboards and covers are just sitting on the table with some grippy material under them so that they don't move even when I lean on the key cheeks while playing pedal passages. I have thought about screwing them down but it hasn't be necessary so far.

All the best,
Greg

Interesting, thanks for the info, Greg.

Rgds,
Ed

The IKEA table comes with a variety of options for legs. I chose the wrong ones and the table is not stable. I think if you stick with what Randall Mullin or Rob Stefanussen is using, you'll have better results.