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Last updated: 11 May 2008. Click About This Website for update list and browsing tips. (If using Firefox, ensure it is displaying the latest version of the page by hitting Reload.)
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(played on the Prog Organ simulation of the Schnitger organ at Cappel)
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This website outlines research by Colin Pykett in the field of pipe organs and electronic organs, and offers on-line advice
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LATEST ARTICLE - Gottfried Silbermann's Fluework. Gottfried Silbermann's organs have always been famed for their “silvery sounds”. This article describes a major piece of research focusing on some characteristics of his fluework in an attempt to see what this might mean. It used acoustic measurements made on a surviving Silbermann organ, and the results are original, detailed and made available in the public domain for the first time. Suggestions are made as to how today's voicers might use the results in practice. Click here to read it, or use the link on the Complete Articles page where there is also an expanded summary.
IN THE PIPELINE - other articles are in preparation relating to pipe and electronic organs, with titles as below:
Winston E Kock All you ever wanted to know about loudspeakers Age-related hearing loss and organ building How the reed pipe speaks Wavelet Analysis of Organ Pipe Sounds
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About this Website Please read before using the site - contains update history & tips for browsing this site optimally Current Work Work planned or still in progress Complete Articles The gateway to many complete articles available on this site, with indexes and summaries Other Publications Some other hard-copy public domain publications on pipe and electronic organs since 1980 Contact Me For advice, to discuss the contents of the site, etc About the Author My bio "Prog Organ" News and lots of sound clips of the Prog Organ digital organ system Organ Consultancy How I undertake organ consultancy activities.
The pallet test rig on the left is used for experiments on pipe organ pallets, such as those described in the articles entitled Calculating Pallet Size, Touch Relief in Mechanical Actions and Response Speed of Electric Actions. These can also be accessed from the Complete Articles page where summaries are also available.
Pictured left is an experimental digital organ, currently being used to simulate several different organs (Prog Organ). Also see the article entitled Re-creating Vanished Organs.
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