How does a 3D-printed portative organ get its air supply?
Jonathan Gazeley
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Since I shared some videos of this 3D-printed portative organ, one of the most common questions has been about how the organ gets its air supply.
In this video, I show how the blower and air reservoir works, and then wrap up with a quick rendition of Pachelbel's Canon in D.
20 Comments
@pileofstuff 2 months ago
I like that your wind chest is a literal wooden chest.
@branmendes2491 3 months ago
It's wonderful! I'm from Brazil where the organ industry is not good. I think that this little organ can change the reality.
@GlasierXplor 2 months ago
Please make more videos of you showing off the sounds of the organ! :) for such a small size it sounds majestic
@ConnorKearley 3 months ago
thanks for sharing. its been a personal dream of mine to make my own organ. I am impressed with how it sounds, what a beautiful instrument.
@IsaiahRodriguez-l8n 3 months ago (edited)
One thing I noticed about the bellows you have, you should add small pieces of leather or even sometimes paper as a “stop” so that the bellows don’t inflate as much as they did, and they are more effective. They act as a physical barrier to stop that from happening. Other than that, it’s really good!!
@thewoodwindguy 3 months ago (edited)
It would be awesome to see a 3d printed crank bellow mechanism (like the ones on crank busker organs) obviously with the addition of some glued leather to make it function properly. This would aid in a simpler way to get air to the pipes with much less noise to worry about. Plus it looks so cool watching the bellows function
@monkey9117 2 months ago
please record some more classical pieces on this organ because Pachelbels canon sounded amazing!
@MegaCadr 3 months ago
Sorry if I missed it, but how is air getting into the blower box when it’s closed?
Thank you for sharing - this is brilliant!!
Thank you for sharing - this is brilliant!!
@wickedcurve1975 3 months ago
great video! I am really enjoying your uploads and (I'm practicing organ more, thank you! )
@simmouk 3 months ago
The slab of wood is making me think of the 'inanimate carbon rod' from The Simpsons 😂
@Gearjerk5 2 months ago
That's super cool, thanks for showing it off.
I didn't see an air inlet in the air chest; does closing the lid not choke out the blower?
Also, your comments on the air inlets for the organ itself sound like you weren't the original designer? If so, can you point to where you got the design?
I didn't see an air inlet in the air chest; does closing the lid not choke out the blower?
Also, your comments on the air inlets for the organ itself sound like you weren't the original designer? If so, can you point to where you got the design?
How does a 3D-printed portative organ get its air supply?
Jonathan Gazeley
8,777 views
Since I shared some videos of this 3D-printed portative organ, one of the most common questions has been about how the organ gets its air supply.
In this video, I show how the blower and air reservoir works, and then wrap up with a quick rendition of Pachelbel's Canon in D.