Pelland Organ Co restores Small Aeolian Skinner Organ

Here is the first shop setup footage. Just got the wind hooked up and MIDI playing the Diapason for testing. More to come after the console is hooked up.

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• pelland
• pipe
• organ
• restoration
• MIDI

[MrBarryknoll]

I think midi ruines the pipeorgan

[stopsrus]

@MrBarryknoll MIDI is only a tool and can be used in good and bad ways. Used to replace an organist is not good. Used as a teaching aid or to demonstrate an in-progress rebuild hardly destroys the integrity of pipe organs, but thanks for commenting.

[paulfreefall]

that was a nice tune.

I understand what midi is but how does it play the organ notes? Are there solenoids + what interface do you use?

thanks

[stopsrus]

@paulfreefall Hi, the MIDI from the laptop feeds and ancient Dextronics MIDI-to-solenoid driver. It has 3 61 note boards each responding to MIDI on ch1, ch2, and ch3. Normally they are set up as Great, Swell and Pedal but I had them driving Diapason, Flute and String ranks instead. There are a million pipe-MIDI boards on the web for cheap money.

[tys430]

Whatare the names of all the Stops in the organ

[stopsrus]

Diapason, Gedeckt, Gamba and Dulciana.

[primeorganist88]

Midi ruins this instrument.

[0983584]

@MrBarryknoll i agree

[paulj0557]

@MrBarryknoll Oh' come on.