I'm thrilled to share some pictures of the beautiful console Matt Arnold (Custom Organ Works) built for me.
Console:
Keyboards:
Pedalboard:
Bench:
Most of the console is constructed from cherry, with the naturals (manual and pedal), piston rails, expression shoes and foot rest made from maple. The base keyboard frame is Fatar, and the wooden keys were manufactured by Matt. The pedalboard is 30 notes, parallel-concave. There are strips of led lights shining up and down from the music rack, and over the pedals that are on a single dimmer. I'm using it with a 2008 Mac Pro and a dated, but very inexpensive Elo touch monitor (free Mac drivers). The monitor is mounted on a simple arm (through-bolted, not compression mounted) that I picked up at Micro Center.
I'm using the built in Mac audio at the moment, output either to Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers or to Sony MDR-7506 headphones. I'm sure I might upgrade the audio at some point in the future, but the point of the console for me is practice, not realistic playback—though I must admit that I'm very pleased with the sound quality. The console connects to the Mac with a MOTU Micro Express midi module I had on hand already.
At the moment, I'm playing the St. John Cantius sample set so graciously provided by Piotr Grabowski (more info here). It's disposition is similar enough to my "work" organ that it is very comfortable to play and register.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and Matt—feel free to chime in if I've misrepresented anything about the console. I truly can't speak highly enough about Matt. It felt a bit odd to design a custom MIDI console entirely over the internet and phone with a builder I've not (yet) met, but it turned out wonderfully.
Marc Cerisier
Memphis, TN
Console:
Keyboards:
Pedalboard:
Bench:
Most of the console is constructed from cherry, with the naturals (manual and pedal), piston rails, expression shoes and foot rest made from maple. The base keyboard frame is Fatar, and the wooden keys were manufactured by Matt. The pedalboard is 30 notes, parallel-concave. There are strips of led lights shining up and down from the music rack, and over the pedals that are on a single dimmer. I'm using it with a 2008 Mac Pro and a dated, but very inexpensive Elo touch monitor (free Mac drivers). The monitor is mounted on a simple arm (through-bolted, not compression mounted) that I picked up at Micro Center.
I'm using the built in Mac audio at the moment, output either to Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers or to Sony MDR-7506 headphones. I'm sure I might upgrade the audio at some point in the future, but the point of the console for me is practice, not realistic playback—though I must admit that I'm very pleased with the sound quality. The console connects to the Mac with a MOTU Micro Express midi module I had on hand already.
At the moment, I'm playing the St. John Cantius sample set so graciously provided by Piotr Grabowski (more info here). It's disposition is similar enough to my "work" organ that it is very comfortable to play and register.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and Matt—feel free to chime in if I've misrepresented anything about the console. I truly can't speak highly enough about Matt. It felt a bit odd to design a custom MIDI console entirely over the internet and phone with a builder I've not (yet) met, but it turned out wonderfully.
Marc Cerisier
Memphis, TN