Poplar key levers!! And that's just the beginning!! Your work is immaculate, and as far as I can tell from the slides, your building techniques are CRAZY- with awesome results. I've been an organ builder for more than 20 years, and been privileged to be involved in some pretty amazing organs. My hat's off to you! Keep up the good work!
I write my comment very late but as an engineer, and a passionnate of audio/sound/DIY,woodworking for years, make a pipe organ interest me. And maybe creating some "excentric" pipe ranks, I really want to know if it is possible to harmonize pretty well some materials like PVC or polycarbonate... The french musician Nicolas Bras achieve to make a large amount of wind instrument in PVC, they sound surprisingly good !
@@prussiankingdom1693 yes and I remember a jazzman recording a full album with a cute pink pastic saxophone, that's sound pretty well, nobody ear the difference !
As a solely wood pipe instrument this one is voiced beautifully with the lovely lively yet mellow notes coming from the wood pipes. I am waiting now to see if he does something with brass and copper for metal Pipes it surely would complete this imstrument. The songs chosen and played also highlighted the strengths of this instrument.
Metal pipe-making is a skill beyond the patient and exacting woodworking skill brought to bear in the making and building of this sweet little instrument.
An amazing example of both mechanical engineering and wood crafting skills. The tracker organ is the most difficult for the professionals to build much less an amateur in his workshop. In addition he is evidently an accomplished organists.
I love especially the sounds (registers, ranks) in the two first pieces, and the fourth. Who played? This is a beautiful playing! And wow for an organ result, the looks of it and the slides are beautiful, showing workshop knowledge I wish I had.
Noel X: Grand jeu et Duo @0:00 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme @1:37 Christ lag in Todesbanden @2:47 Priere a Notre Dame @3:58 Menuet Gothique @4:58 Voluntary in G @5:36 Toccata and Fugue in D minor @6:44
Too bad it's over I could have sat and listened to that all day. By the way, was that a trumpet organ duo. That is something you never hear. Quite beautiful.
Wonderful mellow, mellifluous sound and very versatile as evidenced by the range of pieces played during the video. Well done...I cannot begin to imagine what work and precision this must involve. I would love to have an organ like this but would not know where to start...
How wonderful that you had the talent, determinination, stamina, knowledge and let's not forget the resources to do this. It sounds absolutely wonderful. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing this.
You are a true artisan indeed! Do you build organs professionally? If not, you really should! This instrument is a true woodwind instrument on a grand scale (being that there are not any metal pipes whatsoever)!
Keep in mind there is a huge difference between building a little organ like this and building an organ for a good sized church. 60, 870 100 or more stops is far more than one man can do regardless of his skill. Being a hobbiest with a lovely little project like this is one thing, but having the space, facilities and crew to build a real concert organ or for a large church - that is a whole other story. This is a nice project, well done. Lots of time and patience represented in this completed instrument.
As I viewed the video, I was so very impressed with every single detail put into this organ. I cannot imagine how many hours went into the initial planning stages, nor can I imagine anyone having the expertise, incredible skill, and devotion to spend countless hours in the construction of even the smallest but most essential details. I dare say the workmanship surpasses that of the finest organ builders in the world. It is obvious the end result is his utterly amazing organ is something of which he can play and enjoy the rest of his days. No matter how grand an instrument any organist owns, his heart's desire is to own his own personal pipe organ and this is the awesome example of what we wish were ours. Enjoy! You have most certainly earned the right.. It at any time the house next door to you comes up for sale, please let me know! I would love to become your guest on a daily basis!
Very nice. I’m well aware that most small instruments can become tiresome. Yet this instrument didn’t seem tiresome at all. Very pleasant and not harsh at all. Well done.
Wath a beatifull looking and soundig instrument! You have put an incredible work into this instrument and of course in all the other organs that you have built. Thank you for sharing this. Have a great week! Zoltán
What an achievement, congratulations. Do you have any plans of making non-flute pipes, like for example krumhorn stop? I have a two volume set of books (Dover) called: "The Art of Organ-Building" George Ashdown Audsley, I guess you know this?
melvis24, the music light and pedal light "stops" actually are not actually stops, they are switches for the music rack and pedal lights, for illumination rather than sound.
Nice! I'm a young organist, and if you someday start building more pipe organs for churches, when I'm at a church in need of one, I'll keep you in mind!
Hi, You are a complete genius. I would love to work with you. I aided an organ tuner/ builder to refurbish an old pipe organ in an Anglical church in Ireland. It was amazing, I loved it. By the way what is the third piece of music played on the organ music please Thank you for posting. Bless you, Mervyn.
Hard for me to say which homemade pipe organ is more impressive; this one, or "Trudy". I'd say it's a tie. Very nice job; I'm suprised at the amount of music you can get out of 5 ranks!
Great work! That must be a dream to own your own self made organ. Is the Montre 8' open in the lowest octave? And what do the Stops "Music light" and "Pedal light" do?
I've been following this project since I found out about your website! Very nice. A lot of hours represented here! Davidmiler12: there are 4 speaking manual stops and one pedal stop. Woops, some tuning problems in the treble around 5:30 :-)
Excellent sound and craftsmanship! Here is another idea. If you would ever like to expand your organ, you might want to pay a visit to Ebay, where i have seen organ pipes being sold (i recall seing a set of flues and krumhorns and more, for really low prices).
Hi Raphig. You mentioned the G pipe you made was 15+ 3/8" in length, what would be the sizes for the surrounding c scale (Below and above) with the 5 sharps and flats... Thank you, Mervyn
Raphi, I've been following your work on this project since last year and I'd like to say a heartfelt congratulations on the final result, and also on having landed a new job! Are you calling this your "Opus 1"? Also, I should mention that your playing of short pieces posted on your website was part of the inspiration I needed to start playing myself. Thank you!
Hi Raphig, I am really impressed. What books did you use as references? e.g. how to do all of the tracker runs etc. I went to the Laukhuff site but cannot envision how you did all of this. Thanks, Ray Moderski
I would take your instrument over any of the electronics. I have been an enthusiasts for over 65 years and have helped build organs. I have a 1 manual 4 rank Tracker (Milwaukee Organ Co) in my home.
Hi. I have 2 questions: - dimensions of organ pipes are in inches or centimeters, - what is the fifth piece of music played on the organ music? Thank you for posting. CardCam97
Poplar key levers!! And that's just the beginning!! Your work is immaculate, and as far as I can tell from the slides, your building techniques are CRAZY- with awesome results. I've been an organ builder for more than 20 years, and been privileged to be involved in some pretty amazing organs. My hat's off to you! Keep up the good work!
Every organ is a work of art, and this one is a profound labor of love, with bright and beautiful tone.
I am sure that if bach were alive, he would be more than happy to play your amazing organ!
I'm a professionell organ builder - this is impressive - very well done!!!
I write my comment very late but as an engineer, and a passionnate of audio/sound/DIY,woodworking for years, make a pipe organ interest me. And maybe creating some "excentric" pipe ranks, I really want to know if it is possible to harmonize pretty well some materials like PVC or polycarbonate... The french musician Nicolas Bras achieve to make a large amount of wind instrument in PVC, they sound surprisingly good !
What organ company do you work for?
@@Themagiciandu62 plastic can have some good tone and work well. I printed my cousin a plastic mouthpiece for band
@@prussiankingdom1693 yes and I remember a jazzman recording a full album with a cute pink pastic saxophone, that's sound pretty well, nobody ear the difference !
This must be the grand daddy of all DIY projects! Congrats to you. This is a very pleasant sounding instrument.
As a solely wood pipe instrument this one is voiced beautifully with the lovely lively yet mellow notes coming from the wood pipes.
I am waiting now to see if he does something with brass and copper for metal
Pipes it surely would complete this imstrument.
The songs chosen and played also highlighted the strengths of this instrument.
Metal pipe-making is a skill beyond the patient and exacting woodworking skill brought to bear in the making and building of this sweet little instrument.
It's quite obvious you're a very fine organ builder. I envy you. Its nice to see other fine craftsmen in the trade. Keep up the amazing work.
Very fine workmanship, sir. Many congratulations!
The voicing is absolutely superb as the Bach well shows.
Brilliant! (both the music montage and the Organ).
You are a fantastic Organ builder! ;)
@19shea85 I built this on my own using books and the internet.
An amazing example of both mechanical engineering and wood crafting skills. The tracker organ is the most difficult for the professionals to build much less an amateur in his workshop. In addition he is evidently an accomplished organists.
I love the workmanship. Well done!
I love especially the sounds (registers, ranks) in the two first pieces, and the fourth. Who played? This is a beautiful playing! And wow for an organ result, the looks of it and the slides are beautiful, showing workshop knowledge I wish I had.
Noel X: Grand jeu et Duo @0:00
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme @1:37
Christ lag in Todesbanden @2:47
Priere a Notre Dame @3:58
Menuet Gothique @4:58
Voluntary in G @5:36
Toccata and Fugue in D minor @6:44
Voluntary by who?
Too bad it's over I could have sat and listened to that all day.
By the way, was that a trumpet organ duo. That is something you never hear. Quite beautiful.
Rigorous meticulous craftsmanship! Your wood pipes have higher range than I ever though possible.
one of the nicest scaled, winded, voiced and regulated homemade organs I have found on the web! VERY NICELY DONE!
Wonderful mellow, mellifluous sound and very versatile as evidenced by the range of pieces played during the video. Well done...I cannot begin to imagine what work and precision this must involve. I would love to have an organ like this but would not know where to start...
How wonderful that you had the talent, determinination, stamina, knowledge and let's not forget the resources to do this. It sounds absolutely wonderful. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing this.
I love your meticulous and documenational style! A beautiful instrument indeed!
At times, I like the very strident-loud organ melodies for slower pieces like buxtehude. For the more faster flows, I like the very wind-pipe sound.
Congratulations! You are truly gifted both as organist and builder. The tone quality is magnificent, and cabinetry is stunning.
Wow, what superb craftmanship! I love your trumpet stop in the "Wachet auf.."
Amazing accomplishment. Congratulations!
I admire your dedication. Outstanding.
You are a true artisan indeed! Do you build organs professionally? If not, you really should! This instrument is a true woodwind instrument on a grand scale (being that there are not any metal pipes whatsoever)!
Keep in mind there is a huge difference between building a little organ like this and building an organ for a good sized church. 60, 870 100 or more stops is far more than one man can do regardless of his skill. Being a hobbiest with a lovely little project like this is one thing, but having the space, facilities and crew to build a real concert organ or for a large church - that is a whole other story. This is a nice project, well done. Lots of time and patience represented in this completed instrument.
@@organbuilder272 there's no organ with 60,000,000 stops lol
@@organbuilder272 Okay... Apparently we got the organ police over here
absolutly utterly, utterly, amazing !
I don´t know what to say...
I don´t know what to praise first, the beautiful handcraft, the design, the sound, the play...
GREAT STUFF!!!!!!!
most amazing piece of home work Ive ever seen.
MERAVIGLIOSO, COMPLIMENTI VIVISSIMI!!! VIDEO-MUSIC SUPER 👍👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thanx for an insight on how organs are made. Wonderful craftsmanship!
As I viewed the video, I was so very impressed with every single detail put into this organ. I cannot imagine how many hours went into the initial planning stages, nor can I imagine anyone having the expertise, incredible skill, and devotion to spend countless hours in the construction of even the smallest but most essential details. I dare say the workmanship surpasses that of the finest organ builders in the world. It is obvious the end result is his utterly amazing organ is something of which he can play and enjoy the rest of his days. No matter how grand an instrument any organist owns, his heart's desire is to own his own personal pipe organ and this is the awesome example of what we wish were ours. Enjoy! You have most certainly earned the right.. It at any time the house next door to you comes up for sale, please let me know! I would love to become your guest on a daily basis!
WOW!!! I'm impressed! Beautiful organ, indeed! I've always wanted one.
Really impressive work and really well done!
Good luck with your next projects from a pipe organ maker from Germany
Very nice. I’m well aware that most small instruments can become tiresome. Yet this instrument didn’t seem tiresome at all. Very pleasant and not harsh at all. Well done.
true craftsmanship!
incredible......how God has blessed you with such knowledge and skill...praise Him....
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Intense effort. Beautiful.
Wonderful! Such talent is remarkable,
You are my master! Greetings from Poland! ;)
Wath a beatifull looking and soundig instrument! You have put an incredible work into this instrument and of course in all the other organs that you have built. Thank you for sharing this.
Have a great week!
Zoltán
nice organ...hope our cathedral at kuching here got organ like urs one.....keep up your good job....god bless
Very impressive on both a technical and artistic level
This is awesome! This must be the grand daddy of all DIY projects! :P
Great organ, do you craft or know of a person who would craft a similar organ for a church?
Wow! What a sound!
What an achievement, congratulations. Do you have any plans of making non-flute pipes, like for example krumhorn stop? I have a two volume set of books (Dover) called: "The Art of Organ-Building" George Ashdown Audsley, I guess you know this?
complimenti per la sua bellissima opera! veramente notevole!
That's one way to get one! Very nice!
That's really wonderful.
melvis24, the music light and pedal light "stops" actually are not actually stops, they are switches for the music rack and pedal lights, for illumination rather than sound.
Nice! I'm a young organist, and if you someday start building more pipe organs for churches, when I'm at a church in need of one, I'll keep you in mind!
this is an amazing acomplishment. how long did it take you to complete?
Very cool,genious! What is the first piece if I may ask?
magnifique, extraordinaire, quelle merveille ! mon rève !
that is amazing i want one
@UMTomaS No, this organ is not for sale but my Opus 2 is. Please see my website for more information.
Hi, You are a complete genius. I would love to work with you. I aided an organ tuner/ builder to refurbish an old pipe organ in an Anglical church in Ireland. It was amazing, I loved it. By the way what is the third piece of music played on the organ music please Thank you for posting. Bless you, Mervyn.
Hard for me to say which homemade pipe organ is more impressive; this one, or "Trudy". I'd say it's a tie. Very nice job; I'm suprised at the amount of music you can get out of 5 ranks!
Very nice! How long did it take to build? And how much did it cost?
Great work! That must be a dream to own your own self made organ. Is the Montre 8' open in the lowest octave? And what do the Stops "Music light" and "Pedal light" do?
please think that they are for the eyes only of the player .
I've been following this project since I found out about your website! Very nice. A lot of hours represented here! Davidmiler12: there are 4 speaking manual stops and one pedal stop. Woops, some tuning problems in the treble around 5:30 :-)
Excellent sound and craftsmanship! Here is another idea. If you would ever like to expand your organ, you might want to pay a visit to Ebay, where i have seen organ pipes being sold (i recall seing a set of flues and krumhorns and more, for really low prices).
Wood pipes tend to have more of a flute sound. They don't go bad.
This is just so amazing!
Unfassbar, es sieht echt aus!
Wooow magic!!!
fascinating project - thanks for sharing
Top rate! Superb! Well done!
This IS great! Where do you purchase an organ kit from? Did you make this totally from scratch? What was your influence?
hi fom mexico ralph, i´m really impressed whith your beautiful organ but i have a dude the sizes are in decimal or english system??
This is extremely impressive. Did you apprentice with an organ builder or did you just do it on your own?
He made this totally from scratch. No kit. This is his own design. Look at the webpage mentioned in the description.
Amazing, and I thought making the whistle & horn for my boat was a big deal.
Thanks. The third piece is Christ lag in Todesbanden by J.S. Bach.
You should make these ranks professionally. Folks might pay a lot for them, because the sound you have produced is absolutely sublime.
Hi Raphig. You mentioned the G pipe you made was 15+ 3/8" in length, what would be the sizes for the surrounding c scale (Below and above) with the 5 sharps and flats...
Thank you, Mervyn
Raphi, I've been following your work on this project since last year and I'd like to say a heartfelt congratulations on the final result, and also on having landed a new job! Are you calling this your "Opus 1"?
Also, I should mention that your playing of short pieces posted on your website was part of the inspiration I needed to start playing myself. Thank you!
Hi Raphig. Thank you.
Absolutely amazing!
Beautifull :)
That is beautiful. How long did it take you to make that? Did you have any help putting it together?
Hello, thank you very much for this interesting videos! Great!
Beautiful 👌
Hi Raphig,
I am really impressed. What books did you use as references? e.g. how to do all of the tracker runs etc. I went to the Laukhuff site but cannot envision how you did all of this. Thanks,
Ray Moderski
Maravilloso!
nice one and good job !
The dimensions are in inches. The fifth piece is Menuet Gothique from Suite Gothique by Léon Boëllmann
I would take your instrument over any of the electronics. I have been an enthusiasts for over 65 years and have helped build organs. I have a 1 manual 4 rank Tracker (Milwaukee Organ Co) in my home.
nice sound!!! how much did you spent for your organ?
Awesome. Cheers!
very nice, well done! but why no sound from this organ while playing the photo's?
Try turning your volume up. The music is there and it's from this organ.
you're close to professional! keep at it!
Simply great...
how big is biggest one ? do you thing you will add more stops ? ..Reed one are not hard to create.
It is 'Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme'(BWV645) from J.S.BACH, as an organist you shout know it. ;)
Love it very nice
How many man hours did you have in this project?
Hi. I have 2 questions:
- dimensions of organ pipes are in inches or centimeters,
- what is the fifth piece of music played on the organ music?
Thank you for posting. CardCam97
Beautifully!!