Thanks so much for your encouragement! I’m looking forward to getting to do some more recording once the semester calms down. (And apologizes for the late response- Somehow your comment was trapped in the held comment area) Congrats on the wonderful channel you have created- that Johannus sounds like it must be nice to work with!
Thanks for the encouragement! It’s funny how universal the bad practice organ experience was (is) We didn’t have any Hammonds- but we did have a lot of 8’ flutes sitting in front of keyboards that had seen a much better day.
Thank you for sharing your Setup. I want to design and assemble something a little smaller (more portable). My application would be to be portable to assist singing in "home churches" or small Bible study groups. Maybe a simple standup 2 manual table with speakers like yours, all fitting into an easy transport box or cart.
That's a great idea! If you used a double keyboard stand (or even single keyboard stand) and a laptop stand with some good monitor speakers you should be able to make that work. Would love to hear what you come up with!
It’s a lovely organ and super wood colours! This may be a silly question but I’ve noticed that most pipe and theatre organs have the manuals in line horizontally, IE. If you take middle C all keyboards line up from left to right, I have a Technics GA3 and before that a Hammond T500 which have a horizontally staggered keyboard between upper and lower manuals. Why is this and when did it change? Thanks.
Thanks for your kind words- I've really enjoyed having the instrument at home. I looked around a bit for the answer about the staggered keyboards- not finding one, my guess is that the design was an effort to maximize the effectiveness of an instrument with a shorter keyboard- giving more bass on one manual and more ability to play a solo line in the other. The keyboards with aligned middle C are the most common though- it just makes switching between keyboards more intuitive. Thanks for watching!
Hi. Thanks for this. I have heard that there can be significant differences in MIDI manuals. Which ones did you choose? Are you content with them? How did you acquire the pedalboard? Best regards,
Thanks so much! I got these from an organ builder, so I'm not sure where they sourced their keyboards. That said, the closest ones in appearance I can find are on this site: www.midiworks.ca/ They seem to have a custom ordering process that would give you a lot of options. (I haven't used them before, so I can't vouch for the quality, just seems like the right idea) If you do try them out, please let me know how they are. Good luck with your project!
This is a fantastic post. I am currently considering a similar setup. However, I have little idea of where to start. May I ask how much did you spend on your setup and where you got it? Thank you.
There are so many different ways of getting started. Several of my friends have gotten old electric organs with MIDI outputs from churches and then used that for Hauptwerk. You can stack multiple midi keyboards or you can buy something more dedicated. I think this website is really helpful if you’re interested in putting together your own organ with custom options www.midiworks.ca/index.php/products?route=product/build What kind of computer you want to use is another big question to answer early on and whether you want to use separate speakers or headphones. Hopefully that at least gives you a starting point.
Would you mind to share the source of getting those console hardware? like the manuals and pedal board? Besides, personally I found having a seperate stereo speakers for the pedal division is a good improvement after just a simple stereo for all mix, as the seperate sets release the main speakers from the burden of bass and allow the main speakers to focus on mid-high frequencies more effectively. I can then hear my bass voice line much easier. Anyway thanks for sharing your setup with us.
Thanks! And I agree about the speakers- you definitely do benefit from a sub (but headphones can work really well too) I think the keyboards came from this company: www.midiworks.ca/ (they came through a different company but these look identical and this site offers a lot of customization) Hope that helps
So sorry I have taken so long to get back to you- (I just discovered a lot of held comments) It was a little tricky coming up with the measurements- I had the table at 25” above the pedal D and I allowed 21” to each side of the keyboard to make space for a laptop. I had to brace with several 2x boards to keep the table from sagging. When I braced in the back I didn’t originally account for the downward movement of the expression pedals- so I had to move things around. Since every pedal board is a little different your ultimate height may be different than mine. Thanks for watching and good luck with your project!
I have a funny mix of speakers now- but the main ones I’m using for practice at home are some Yamaha studio monitors. I have a sub I salvaged from an old installation. My plan is to buy a good amp with multiple outputs for a lot of speakers later. The downside to only having two speakers is that when multiple divisions (especially reeds) are coupled together it winds up being a bit rough. For simple practice registrations the two monitors work well though. Thanks for listening!
@@stevenwooddell You didn''t say what size the Yamaha Studio speakers were, for example, the woofer cone size or and tweeter size, which most tweeters are 1 inch. but what about the larger bottom woofer part? What size is recommended? Thanks, Terry
@@studioopinions5870 I have a pair of Yamaha HS8 studio monitors- they’re really not designed for this application but they work. I would recommend just trying to use what you happen to already have to get started. If you want to spend more try using between 4-8 speakers and a sub to separate the different divisions for a better overall sound.
It's a first generation 12.9" iPad pro. I tried a smaller iPad at first but reading open score for choirs and reading a dense organ score was a nightmare (it was especially hard to tell which line the accidentals were on) You can get them refurbished now for a more reasonable price
I enjoyed watching your Hauptwerk setup. Love your beautiful wooden console!
Thanks so much for your kind words! (And somehow your comment got lost on an approval page)
The pandemic has been great motivation for us all to work on our home systems. Really nice setup! Looking forward to hearing more from you!
Thanks so much for your encouragement! I’m looking forward to getting to do some more recording once the semester calms down. (And apologizes for the late response- Somehow your comment was trapped in the held comment area)
Congrats on the wonderful channel you have created- that Johannus sounds like it must be nice to work with!
Thank you for sharing. Your wood keyboard is really beautiful😊
Thank you! They have turned out to be incredibly friendly to play. Thanks for watching!
Beautiful keyboards and wooden parts!
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your setup.
Thanks so much! Love what you’re doing on your channel!
Good video, thanks. Grim practice instruments at school.... NO KIDDING. Hammond specials included!
Thanks for the encouragement!
It’s funny how universal the bad practice organ experience was (is) We didn’t have any Hammonds- but we did have a lot of 8’ flutes sitting in front of keyboards that had seen a much better day.
Very helpful. Thanks
Thank you for sharing your Setup. I want to design and assemble something a little smaller (more portable). My application would be to be portable to assist singing in "home churches" or small Bible study groups. Maybe a simple standup 2 manual table with speakers like yours, all fitting into an easy transport box or cart.
That's a great idea! If you used a double keyboard stand (or even single keyboard stand) and a laptop stand with some good monitor speakers you should be able to make that work. Would love to hear what you come up with!
interesting video ! You have wonderful wooden keyboards
Thanks so much! Those keyboards have a great natural feel to them. Thanks for watching!
Very nice console! Hoping to finish my own setup soon :-D
Thank you- and all the best with your project!
It’s a lovely organ and super wood colours! This may be a silly question but I’ve noticed that most pipe and theatre organs have the manuals in line horizontally, IE. If you take middle C all keyboards line up from left to right, I have a Technics GA3 and before that a Hammond T500 which have a horizontally staggered keyboard between upper and lower manuals. Why is this and when did it change? Thanks.
Thanks for your kind words- I've really enjoyed having the instrument at home. I looked around a bit for the answer about the staggered keyboards- not finding one, my guess is that the design was an effort to maximize the effectiveness of an instrument with a shorter keyboard- giving more bass on one manual and more ability to play a solo line in the other. The keyboards with aligned middle C are the most common though- it just makes switching between keyboards more intuitive.
Thanks for watching!
Hi. Thanks for this. I have heard that there can be significant differences in MIDI manuals. Which ones did you choose? Are you content with them?
How did you acquire the pedalboard?
Best regards,
Thanks so much! I got these from an organ builder, so I'm not sure where they sourced their keyboards. That said, the closest ones in appearance I can find are on this site: www.midiworks.ca/ They seem to have a custom ordering process that would give you a lot of options. (I haven't used them before, so I can't vouch for the quality, just seems like the right idea) If you do try them out, please let me know how they are.
Good luck with your project!
This is a fantastic post. I am currently considering a similar setup. However, I have little idea of where to start. May I ask how much did you spend on your setup and where you got it? Thank you.
There are so many different ways of getting started. Several of my friends have gotten old electric organs with MIDI outputs from churches and then used that for Hauptwerk. You can stack multiple midi keyboards or you can buy something more dedicated. I think this website is really helpful if you’re interested in putting together your own organ with custom options
www.midiworks.ca/index.php/products?route=product/build
What kind of computer you want to use is another big question to answer early on and whether you want to use separate speakers or headphones.
Hopefully that at least gives you a starting point.
Would you mind to share the source of getting those console hardware? like the manuals and pedal board?
Besides, personally I found having a seperate stereo speakers for the pedal division is a good improvement after just a simple stereo for all mix, as the seperate sets release the main speakers from the burden of bass and allow the main speakers to focus on mid-high frequencies more effectively. I can then hear my bass voice line much easier.
Anyway thanks for sharing your setup with us.
Thanks! And I agree about the speakers- you definitely do benefit from a sub (but headphones can work really well too)
I think the keyboards came from this company: www.midiworks.ca/ (they came through a different company but these look identical and this site offers a lot of customization) Hope that helps
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Thanks so much!
Hi Steven. I'm having a hard time finding a table. Do you mind telling the measurements for yours?
So sorry I have taken so long to get back to you- (I just discovered a lot of held comments)
It was a little tricky coming up with the measurements- I had the table at 25” above the pedal D and I allowed 21” to each side of the keyboard to make space for a laptop. I had to brace with several 2x boards to keep the table from sagging. When I braced in the back I didn’t originally account for the downward movement of the expression pedals- so I had to move things around.
Since every pedal board is a little different your ultimate height may be different than mine.
Thanks for watching and good luck with your project!
What kind of Speakers? What is the name brand and what size are the cones in the Monitors speakers? Thanks, Terry
I have a funny mix of speakers now- but the main ones I’m using for practice at home are some Yamaha studio monitors. I have a sub I salvaged from an old installation. My plan is to buy a good amp with multiple outputs for a lot of speakers later.
The downside to only having two speakers is that when multiple divisions (especially reeds) are coupled together it winds up being a bit rough. For simple practice registrations the two monitors work well though.
Thanks for listening!
@@stevenwooddell You didn''t say what size the Yamaha Studio speakers were, for example, the woofer cone size or and tweeter size, which most tweeters are 1 inch. but what about the larger bottom woofer part? What size is recommended?
Thanks, Terry
@@studioopinions5870 I have a pair of Yamaha HS8 studio monitors- they’re really not designed for this application but they work. I would recommend just trying to use what you happen to already have to get started. If you want to spend more try using between 4-8 speakers and a sub to separate the different divisions for a better overall sound.
What tablet do you use? Its huge..
It's a first generation 12.9" iPad pro. I tried a smaller iPad at first but reading open score for choirs and reading a dense organ score was a nightmare (it was especially hard to tell which line the accidentals were on) You can get them refurbished now for a more reasonable price