One interesting point is that this isn’t the first MIDI-controlled pipe organ. Some larger pipe organs, especially theater organs, were originally built with electric actions, so converting to MIDI isn’t much of a stretch.

Posted at 9:36 am on Nov 10th, 2008 by Orv

That’s cool! And they didn’t permanently modify it – that’s even cooler! I hate that when people try to “improve” an old object and in the process destroy the historical integrity of it. Drives me nuts.

Posted at 10:13 am on Nov 10th, 2008 by Kyle

nice work. looks like the solenoid rail simply clamps on. good for conservation.

but, the clicking.. really bothersome. cant tell if it is the solenoid bottoming out, or if thats from the solenoid striking the key. If its key strike, they really need to put some pads on all the solenoid tips. could be very damaging to keys that are nearly impossible to replace.

Posted at 11:17 am on Nov 10th, 2008 by MRE

mre – The clicking is indeed the solenoid “bottoming out” as you put it, we’ve used foam padding to stop damage to the keys.
What you don’t see in the video is that the organ itself is located on a balcony above a large hall. The clicking is only really noticeable up close – folks in the hall wouldn’t be aware of it.
That said, i’m rather fond of the audible juxtaposition of 19th century organ and modern solenoid action.

Posted at 12:48 pm on Nov 10th, 2008 by tinyblob

Yeah, I like the solenoid sound. It’s like the clicking on Guitar Hero controllers.

Posted at 6:30 pm on Nov 10th, 2008 by TheKhakinator

urgently required smart battery monitoring and reporting system design, prototype

we’ll pay some money but not much since it’s a community based project

anyone ?

for any question contact me pejuangnasib {[a-t]} yahoo dot com

Posted at 5:21 am on Feb 23rd, 2009 by pejuang nasib

Would someone who did this installation contact me please? I am desperate to find out how this was done. I would really like to speak to someone.

Posted at 8:40 am on Jul 23rd, 2009 by Christopher