Custom Digital Organs

The Organ Workshop produces custom instruments is all sizes. The modular digital system employed for tone generation in our organs means that we never need to compromise in a small specification so the sound quality of individual stops is of the same high standard throughout the range.

All our custom instruments have external amplification and loudspeakers. A multi-channel system provides separation between the different departments of the organ and wherever possible these are arranged to give a true three-dimensional representation of an organ pipe chamber. In general we try to avoid ‘spreading loudspeakers around the room’, as we have found that, as with a pipe organ, a physical focal point for the sound gives much more satisfying results to both player and listener.

Any stop, coupler or accessory can be provided, but as a starting point here is a small selection of specifications that we have built recently:

Small 2 Manual & Pedal Organ
2 Manuals & Pedals with floating Choir department
3 Manuals & Pedals
3 Manual & Pedal pipe/digital hybrid organ

A comprehensive multi-memory stop action is provided as standard on our organ consoles. Any number of pistons, couplers & reversers can be accommodated, as well as more unusual features such as a piston sequencer with a digital counter or a programmable crescendo pedal.

Our custom instruments are voiced on-site after installation using a laptop PC temporarily connected to the organ. It is possible to make literally hundreds of adjustments to every stop - a very close analogy to the mechanical voicing procedure carried out by a pipe voicer. We take a very close interest in the sound of every new organ, and invariably return a number of times during the early weeks to ensure a perfect musical performance and acoustic balance.

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