Elsewhere the subject of transportable organs has come up, and I thought a new topic was in order...
A few questions to warm the gray-matter among those of you lurking in the shadows who build pipe organs...
Could using exotic, "space-age" high-tech (I know, I know... high co$t!) materials and construction techniques be used to enhance the durability of key components employed in pipe organs which will be by their very nature "physically abused" in the course of everyday use?
How big is too big? Conversely, How small is too small? Could the pipework be constructed in "block" formations and "folded" to reduce space without suffering in the Tonal Quality department?
Here I am thinking of getting at least one, maybe more, 32' pitch ranks as part of the specification through a stadium utility entrance, and still be transportable in ISO containers...
Like any project, it starts with an idea...
Eric
KB7DQH
A few questions to warm the gray-matter among those of you lurking in the shadows who build pipe organs...
Could using exotic, "space-age" high-tech (I know, I know... high co$t!) materials and construction techniques be used to enhance the durability of key components employed in pipe organs which will be by their very nature "physically abused" in the course of everyday use?
How big is too big? Conversely, How small is too small? Could the pipework be constructed in "block" formations and "folded" to reduce space without suffering in the Tonal Quality department?
Here I am thinking of getting at least one, maybe more, 32' pitch ranks as part of the specification through a stadium utility entrance, and still be transportable in ISO containers...
Like any project, it starts with an idea...
Eric
KB7DQH