It just so happens that I am finishing up a Chronicler III Hauptwerk VPO conversion. I'm not able to contribute any suggestions for your MIDI issue as the previous owner removed all the native AG tone generation, motherboard (which controls the MIDI), keyboards, and drawknobs. The stop jambs were expertly reworked by a master craftsman to make room for 17" TS monitors that slid in and looks like it was designed this way from the start.
Here are a few early pictures:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16WrkOHHWAkeFyn4yNuOcASn0Rd51wpPQ?usp=sharing
So basically I treated this project as one would an older non-MIDI electronic organ. New Fatar keyboards were added, new LED lighting for under the music rack and pedalboard. I have a deadline to deliver this instrument to its new home and didn't have time to try and decipher the scan matrix or multiplexing plus low voltage mix so I just wired it discreetly (scan row) to new encoder boards. This went pretty fast as many of the contact points on the PCBs had abundant solider blobs!
This organ is from the early 2000s and is very well made and HEAVY! Console end struts are finished on both sides along with other marks of excellent workmanship. A friend in the church organ business stated that this was probably one the last units made before the hardwood ban in Europe. The Gialanti cables were secured with heavy duty cloth covered 'bread ties' that are securely stapled in. I took advantage of them for my wiring needs
Looking at the back of the console, its divided into 9 compartments. The two top left and right compartments behind the touch screens are the only ones where a small-form-factor computer can fit. When the roll top is open, it slides back and about closes up this new computer compartment on the left side! So I'm having to design ventilation to keep things cooled down. On top of each stop jam is a little built in tweeter. Allen Organ used to call these "presence projectors". I removed the driver but kept the protective screen. I installed a 3.5" silent CPU fan underneath to draw fresh air in. In turn, I have another fan towards the back to push the air out the side into a much larger area which is the width of the keyboard & keycheeks. I purchased a Bluetooth heat sensor to document my progress along the way as fans were added.
In conclusion, I've gained a new respect for Galanti. Well at least for this model which I understand was their flagship line.
Danny B.
Here are a few early pictures:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16WrkOHHWAkeFyn4yNuOcASn0Rd51wpPQ?usp=sharing
So basically I treated this project as one would an older non-MIDI electronic organ. New Fatar keyboards were added, new LED lighting for under the music rack and pedalboard. I have a deadline to deliver this instrument to its new home and didn't have time to try and decipher the scan matrix or multiplexing plus low voltage mix so I just wired it discreetly (scan row) to new encoder boards. This went pretty fast as many of the contact points on the PCBs had abundant solider blobs!
This organ is from the early 2000s and is very well made and HEAVY! Console end struts are finished on both sides along with other marks of excellent workmanship. A friend in the church organ business stated that this was probably one the last units made before the hardwood ban in Europe. The Gialanti cables were secured with heavy duty cloth covered 'bread ties' that are securely stapled in. I took advantage of them for my wiring needs
Looking at the back of the console, its divided into 9 compartments. The two top left and right compartments behind the touch screens are the only ones where a small-form-factor computer can fit. When the roll top is open, it slides back and about closes up this new computer compartment on the left side! So I'm having to design ventilation to keep things cooled down. On top of each stop jam is a little built in tweeter. Allen Organ used to call these "presence projectors". I removed the driver but kept the protective screen. I installed a 3.5" silent CPU fan underneath to draw fresh air in. In turn, I have another fan towards the back to push the air out the side into a much larger area which is the width of the keyboard & keycheeks. I purchased a Bluetooth heat sensor to document my progress along the way as fans were added.
In conclusion, I've gained a new respect for Galanti. Well at least for this model which I understand was their flagship line.
Danny B.