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Instagram post of our school-wide Christmas performance: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2bEcMmp2xd/?igsh=MzY1NDJmNzMyNQ%3D%3D&img_index=1
Musical Instrument Makers acquired 38 new members this year!
Leading a team of 5 and built the Opus 2 Pipe Organ to be donated to the campus chapel. Planned Christmas concert and liturgy performance, demonstrated organ during open house. Initiated partnerships with 2 professional organ-builders for tech support and parts donation; obtained recycled pipes and keyboard parts from to-be-demolished instrument in SF & organ building workshop
Lead woodworking within the Maker Lab, Coordinate lab projects, arrange logistics for Maker Faires and open-house; Organize and mentor in machine-tool training & workshops (23 people)
The final iteration of the organ at our schools annual Christmas gathering!
Special thanks for the generosity of our sponsors:
Special thanks for the generosity of our sponsors:
- Bill Visscher, Hupalo and Repasky Pipe Organs
- Jack Bethards, Schoenstein & Co.
This project would not have been possible without your support!
This project would not have been possible without your support!
Of course, we can't forget:
Of course, we can't forget:
- The Bellarmine Team
- Members of Musical Instrument Makers
- The Maker Lab
The Organ at the 2023 Christmas Performance
The Organ at the 2023 Christmas Performance
Test of Trumpet Pipes
Test of Trumpet Pipes
Pallet (valve Box) and Mechanism
Pallet (valve Box) and Mechanism
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Above are pictures of the final iteration of the instrument. This organ was built from scratch, and is played at school-wide performances and gatherings on campus. I completed work on the rough frame, valves, windchest mechanism, and first set of pipes during the summer of 2023 in the garage workshop. I worked together with my team during the Fall at the Maker Lab to add the other three ranks of pipes, in addition to the stop mechanisms. The manual (keyboard) has a range of 34 notes, and the organ has 4 stops– a 4-foot metal string principal, an 8-foot wooden flute, a 2-foot metal principal, and a 4-foot trumpet. With the guidance of Schoenstein and Company, I was able to retrieve lead pipes from a 19th century Wicks Organ in a to-be-demolished Funeral Home in San Francisco. The blower was donated to me from Hupalo and Repasky Organs, whose workshop I worked at weekly during the summer. The rest of the instrument was built from scrap wood and wood purchased by the Maker Lab, which was funding this project.
Version 1 (2022)
Version 1 (2022)
Starting sophomore year, I worked on a prototype of the instrument, leading a team of 5 students. I primarily worked on the design and mechanism. The prototype consisted of a small, 26-note keyboard and all-wooden construction. With limited access to metal pipes, none were used in this iteration. There were challenges with leakage as many of the valves did not close tightly enough. This caused pipes to hiss and sound even when no keys were being pressed. This problem was fixed by replacing the rough, porous felt material with a synthetic leather and felt and added stiffer springs to each valve. I also added a felt gasket to all mating surfaces to reduce leakage further. Aside from an incredibly loud blower, the instrument worked like a charm. The prototype was finished junior year.
A Test in the Leontyne Chapel
A Test in the Leontyne Chapel
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