Help needed on my 118 key home build organ
Hi to all, some help needed in pointing me in the right direction please. Now the only way I can explain is by the photo. This is the keyboard layout of my 118 key home build organ looking at it as thou you were sat at a piano.
I have been working on it on and off for about 4 years. But I have messed up some were. I know I have but I just cannot see were. I have built most of it but because of its size I’ve not been able to play the full instrument together, only parts of it. The help is ware do I assign all the different pipes like piccolo’s trumpets flutes and so on, on the melody or counter melody. I thought I had all this sorted in my head, must be the old age catching me up. Not bothered about any percussion instruments or the accompaniment or bass pipes just the melody and counter melody. I know it may depend on the type of music I want to play but I’m looking for generally. All ranks of pipes at the moment have the same number of pipes as the melody section, 32 pipes a rank. The pitch of all instruments and pipes is 440.
Trombones only have 12 at the bottom. (Bass section.)
The reed organ is 61 note. This is just a general reed organ with 12 stops these will be set in one position. This is one of the instruments I’m a bit stuck with it fits all most anywhere as it can play any note from 1 to 61 on the key layout and same with the piano.
The piano is 88 note and is capable of playing them all.
This organ is going to play by MIDI but also have a key frame that can control the MIDI system. I know it’s a bit like putting the cart before the horse but this is the way I am going with it. Not decided on the key frame yet but I will want something pretty standard. All pipes have electromagnets under them. Direct palate.
If you can give any advice it would be greatly appreciated.
Hi to all, some help needed in pointing me in the right direction please. Now the only way I can explain is by the photo. This is the keyboard layout of my 118 key home build organ looking at it as thou you were sat at a piano.
I have been working on it on and off for about 4 years. But I have messed up some were. I know I have but I just cannot see were. I have built most of it but because of its size I’ve not been able to play the full instrument together, only parts of it. The help is ware do I assign all the different pipes like piccolo’s trumpets flutes and so on, on the melody or counter melody. I thought I had all this sorted in my head, must be the old age catching me up. Not bothered about any percussion instruments or the accompaniment or bass pipes just the melody and counter melody. I know it may depend on the type of music I want to play but I’m looking for generally. All ranks of pipes at the moment have the same number of pipes as the melody section, 32 pipes a rank. The pitch of all instruments and pipes is 440.
Trombones only have 12 at the bottom. (Bass section.)
The reed organ is 61 note. This is just a general reed organ with 12 stops these will be set in one position. This is one of the instruments I’m a bit stuck with it fits all most anywhere as it can play any note from 1 to 61 on the key layout and same with the piano.
The piano is 88 note and is capable of playing them all.
This organ is going to play by MIDI but also have a key frame that can control the MIDI system. I know it’s a bit like putting the cart before the horse but this is the way I am going with it. Not decided on the key frame yet but I will want something pretty standard. All pipes have electromagnets under them. Direct palate.
If you can give any advice it would be greatly appreciated.