Automatic organ begining

L'ORGUE AUTOMATIQUE THE AUTOMATIC ORGAN


Hello eveybody!
I'll try to show here my work on my new midi organ, the automatic organ, or "L'Orgue Automatique "
Design began on March 2006, I have to build the organ before June, for RollCutter Meeting! It will be, for begining, a 38 note bourdons pipes. I say "for begining" because , in the futur, I think add many other pipes, woodblock, glockenspiel, violins pipes, piccolos, etc...and also a section of basses.

All started when I found a old little accordion in a used shop. I'm going to use not the reeds but the bellow which can give a quite great reservoir.
The pipes are commanded by solenoïds whiwh are driven by an electronic card from J Wales. I found also in another used shop , a Roland midifiles reader.

Pipes are still made, just have to adjust the mouth hight and harmonize. Mouth hight is depending upon the pressure, so I prefer to wait for blower finished.


I have at the moment a full time job, so I can work in my workshop only on evenings and week ends.

The wind chest which is also the support for reservoir. The 3 holes are for the 3 blowers.