I recently bought myself a Shapeoko3 XXL CNC router. I've had a lot of fun playing with it and getting to know it, as well as learning the basics of CNC machining - it's a new world to me. So far this week I've been experimenting by building key cheeks for my 6 "new" (to me) Fatar manuals.
I practiced with some scrap pine 2x4's today and will be heading to a local lumber company in the morning to pick up my new curly maple 2x4's to start building the real deal. I'm thinking about how I want to do the console top. I am really wanting to do that "live edge" look. Why not? I don't recall that ever being done on an organ console before, so it sounds fun.
Something like this:
https://images.app.goo.gl/H23CR5jsoNRztAzYA
I've also seen a beautiful modern-looking Hauptwerk console made mostly from brushed stainless steel, maple, and glass. I LOVE that look. I'm not sure if I want to close in the base to hide everything, or go for that sleek modern look.
Anyway....
I figured I'd share this with the community in the hopes that someone will get some inspiration from it.
Also, I would like to mention that it takes about 30 mins for me to make a pair of key cheeks for Fatar TP6/TP60 manuals. If anyone is interested, I might be willing to make them for folks for a reasonable price if time and resources are available.
Here is a link to a video that should be available to the Public.
https://www.facebook.com/composerdrewworthen/videos/10100980744987512/
I practiced with some scrap pine 2x4's today and will be heading to a local lumber company in the morning to pick up my new curly maple 2x4's to start building the real deal. I'm thinking about how I want to do the console top. I am really wanting to do that "live edge" look. Why not? I don't recall that ever being done on an organ console before, so it sounds fun.
Something like this:
https://images.app.goo.gl/H23CR5jsoNRztAzYA
I've also seen a beautiful modern-looking Hauptwerk console made mostly from brushed stainless steel, maple, and glass. I LOVE that look. I'm not sure if I want to close in the base to hide everything, or go for that sleek modern look.
Anyway....
I figured I'd share this with the community in the hopes that someone will get some inspiration from it.
Also, I would like to mention that it takes about 30 mins for me to make a pair of key cheeks for Fatar TP6/TP60 manuals. If anyone is interested, I might be willing to make them for folks for a reasonable price if time and resources are available.
Here is a link to a video that should be available to the Public.
https://www.facebook.com/composerdrewworthen/videos/10100980744987512/
Drew A. Worthen
Master of Music in Composition - Butler University
http://www.drewworthen.com
Director of Music & Website Admin - Greenwood UMC
http://www.greenwoodumc.org
Design Engineer - American Sound and Electronics - Indy
https://americansound.cc/
Master of Music in Composition - Butler University
http://www.drewworthen.com
Director of Music & Website Admin - Greenwood UMC
http://www.greenwoodumc.org
Design Engineer - American Sound and Electronics - Indy
https://americansound.cc/