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Home / Latest News (Page 2) The mechanisms by which a pipe organ operates changed very little until the late 19th century. Electric blowers and electro-pneumatic key action revolutionized organ building. Advances in solid-state technology during the 1960s and 70s eventually replaced mechanical stop and capture action. One feature of organ consoles...
Think a pipe organ for practice would take up too much space? Think twice! An instrument for your home or even a choir rehearsal room isn't out of the question. For instance, look at the photo below. This Holtkamp-style console - removed from the chapel of an...
Shop crew assembling pipework on the Great Division. Now that the windchests have been re-leathered and all pipework has been cleaned, pipes can be re-set onto their respective divisions. The entire organ will be reassembled in place. Once the console renovations are complete, it will be...
Console renovations are one of Parkey OrganBuilders' specialities. Our shop inventory includes this solid oak, 3-manual Möller console from the 1960s. We can refit this beauty with new keyboards, wiring, capture action, memory levels, stop solenoids, drawknobs and tilt tabs in several styles and materials. Exterior...
For many, a small pipe organ is a valuable tool for study and practice for becoming a proficient organist. Many professionals will seek the purchase of a small pipe organ for various reasons. Though offering a smaller palette of tone color than an electronic instrument...
The ability to keep wind at a constant supply and pressure is important to the overall tone of the organ. How precisely you manage the pressure is an item of artistic discussion. A slight flex in pressure is desirable for an artistic touch. However, huge...