@@podenco2 I got the machine fully functional and posted a few more videos including the glockenspiel. Now that it's all functional, I totally took it apart so I can finish it and tie up the wonky bits.
when I got all its pipes planted and (more or less) voiced and tuned, I was amazed at its capabilities. The variety of timbres coming out of it was more than I expected.
I know there's tuning and voicing issues, but I was so excited about getting the percussion working that I wanted to record it playing something. Now I'm going to disassemble it to finish and decorate the case. I'll deal with the issues as I put it back together.
@@rimbeaux I currently have designed and 3d printed an organ I hope to post videos of soon. The only problem is… I’m on vacation. :/ I sadly don’t have woodworking skills.
so... about that... I know what I wanted it to sound like and worked hard to get a good hard thumpy bass sound out of that toy bass drum. It sounds amazing in person, you can feel it more than hear it, but the rest of the machine drowns it out. I have to give it more resonance or hit it harder!
@@rimbeaux you should be proud of it, it's awesome! it sounds like you've got maybe 3 pipes that are causing 95% of the issue, and the rest is charming. Figuring out which pipe might be tough, but it doesn't seem like too extensive of a problem.
@@rimbeaux Kicked out of the house! Your family should be proud of you and help with retuning instead... By the way, I would be happy to own one of these organs, too. Unfortunately I am far from being a talented craftsman and wonder if this may ever happen. Alternatively I could ask someone out there to sell me a fully functional Topsy 3 orgen...
@@ChinaAl it's midi. I think punched music is amazing, but I just didn't want to spend the time and energy going down that path. Midi is going to be a lot more versatile. If you look at some of my newer videos, you'll see I added a glockenspiel, and it's electromechanical. I'm looking forward to building other electromechanical instruments that can just plug in through midi cables..
This is so awesome!!
Nailed it! Lovely!
Such a lovely sounding doohickey.
Wow, this is impressive. I’m looking forward to your finished project. The drum roll s awesome!
@@podenco2 I got the machine fully functional and posted a few more videos including the glockenspiel. Now that it's all functional, I totally took it apart so I can finish it and tie up the wonky bits.
👍 Ingenious. Loved every minute.
So funny !
Wow, an impressive well crafted organ, and a clever tune to use the instruments fully..
I'm sure you will please many people with it.
when I got all its pipes planted and (more or less) voiced and tuned, I was amazed at its capabilities. The variety of timbres coming out of it was more than I expected.
Totally awesome 👍
Thanks for posting this awesome video 🙏😍
This is amazing
I think so too
I know there's tuning and voicing issues, but I was so excited about getting the percussion working that I wanted to record it playing something. Now I'm going to disassemble it to finish and decorate the case. I'll deal with the issues as I put it back together.
You are amazing! Wow I wish I could make a busker/street/band organ that good!
@@ThatEverydayEnthusiast it just takes tons of determination and patience
@@rimbeaux I currently have designed and 3d printed an organ I hope to post videos of soon. The only problem is… I’m on vacation. :/ I sadly don’t have woodworking skills.
@@ThatEverydayEnthusiast I just ran across this one, I wonder if it's still for sale: th-cam.com/video/yxKmpNujQw8/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely nuts
This is the first time I've seen an Evans EMAD on an organ
so... about that... I know what I wanted it to sound like and worked hard to get a good hard thumpy bass sound out of that toy bass drum. It sounds amazing in person, you can feel it more than hear it, but the rest of the machine drowns it out. I have to give it more resonance or hit it harder!
@@rimbeaux If it's resonance you're after, then an EMAD might not be the best choice. Have you tried a single ply drumhead yet?
Here before this goes viral!!!
I kind of like the slightly off-tune sound. Makes it sound more charming.
I think slightly off tune is a good thing, but I think this is a little more than slight.
yup, some of those notes are painful. That's why it got kicked out of the house! But I'm still proud of it.
@@rimbeaux you should be proud of it, it's awesome!
it sounds like you've got maybe 3 pipes that are causing 95% of the issue, and the rest is charming. Figuring out which pipe might be tough, but it doesn't seem like too extensive of a problem.
@@rimbeaux Kicked out of the house! Your family should be proud of you and help with retuning instead... By the way, I would be happy to own one of these organs, too. Unfortunately I am far from being a talented craftsman and wonder if this may ever happen. Alternatively I could ask someone out there to sell me a fully functional Topsy 3 orgen...
Is this MIDI, Paper Roll or book?
@@ChinaAl it's midi. I think punched music is amazing, but I just didn't want to spend the time and energy going down that path. Midi is going to be a lot more versatile. If you look at some of my newer videos, you'll see I added a glockenspiel, and it's electromechanical. I'm looking forward to building other electromechanical instruments that can just plug in through midi cables..
@@rimbeaux Cool My own Alan Pell Harmonette was converted to MIDI. But it was originally a cartridge organ.
I love this!
Leroy Anderson smiles from on high I am sure. I was a little disappointed you didn't hand-tool your drums from sheet metal, but nobody is perfect ;-).
Good