How much I searched for organ pipe sizes and other measureents untill I found your webside. Now I can start to make plans for my own organ. Thank you for this precious information. Zoltán
I think you're suggesting the best way to make a rank of wooden pipes vrs. that of demonstrating how to make one wooden pipe as shown on the video. I've been told it's much more economical to make two identical ranks of pipes (wood) than one, as it divides, somewhat, the cost of labour to build two identical ranks. But the real trick is to ensure the extra rank is sold or installed on the next organ that comes along to realize the profit advantage involved in doing so. Same for portativ organs.
@raphig your videos and website are so useful as i'm planning to use your Pipe designs for a chamber organ i'm planning to build, is there a need for certain types of wood, or is it suitable to use any wood which is sturdy enough?
I am flustered.. Just spent hours on a wood pipe and it doe's not work :( Only thing I am thinking is that it is more in the shape of a reed then flat like your insert plus mine is bumpy inside would that really make it not play? I have drilled through the buttom parts like it shows in the video but when I blow in the button it is just air coming out. Any suggestions? I had to dremell everything since I don't have the fancy saws and such..
Thanks for your tips on pipe construction. If you look at my website, you'll see that I made the 8' Bourdon with ears and the 16' Soubasse with ears and beards. I purposely cut the mouth of the principal pipes all the way across the face to mimic a true French Montre pipe which doesn't have ears.
Hello Raphig, have you or are you going to make a video about how to build the bellows? I'm just starting to build a Barrel Organ, and i found your video about pipe making very interesting. Happy New Year :)
I'm a leatherworker, what you're looking for is pneumatic leather, which has been treated to stop air leakage. Essentially, leather's a skin which has been treated against rot (tanning) and has three layers, the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis. The first is very thin, the second creates the bulk of the containment, and the third, a buffering structure. In leather, they become the surface, top cut, and suede cut, respectively. Because they're fibrous and contain pores, untreated leather's likely to leak, particularly under pressure: pneumatic leather's akin to chrome leather, where the pores have been filled to make it airtight.
I really want to build my own home organ but I am currently a student and is very busy. Approximately how much time I will need to invest in building a simplistic one stop practice organ?
Thanks Raphig, Great Video and web site. I made a test pipe using simple hand tools and scrap materials! It works very well and was a very satisfying project. My only problem is that I compute the primary harmonic should be at 430cps but it plays F# at 370cps - too far off to explain by end corrections. Another mystery ☺
Hmm, I'm thinking that if I take on the task of building even a small positive organ, I'm going to need more clamps! As well as a table saw and a drill press (I'm absolutely hopeless at cutting wood straight even with a circular saw)
Your woodworking is very thorough, and I'm extremely pleased that you checked for square with *each* clamp you put on, however, you really should put glue on both sides of each joint else you'll end up with dry spots within the joint.
That's just not true. I have quite a bit of professional woodworking experience and I've never seen anyone put glue on both surfaces for normal wood glue joints.
Cool! I ran across this old digital computer patent 3190554 that used air to do the computing. Bet if Babbage had gone with this idea he could have had his Difference Engine made by the folks who made pipe organs. Today I suppose this air computer could be made using 3D printing.
So, you're making pipes that are normally made of metal out of wood? I've seen "big" builders do the same on occasion for the bottom 8ctve of a Diapason or Montre (whatever) and the sound is very convincing. The trend in the past 50 years is to use much more metal pipework than wood--but I don't think it's necessarily done for the sake of artistic merit. It has more to do with distributing work evenly to the "plumbing" shop and the wood shop in the same organ manufactory. I prefer a wood flute.
The length is calculated using the formula shown in my website in the mathematics section. The width depends on the type of tone you want. Larger widths will sound like a flute, medium widths will sound like a principal and smaller widths will sound like a string.
I've made hundreds of wood pipes, and I do NONE of the procedures the way you do, including the order of assembly of the pipe. There's more than one way to skin a cat! Maybe I'll make a video response some day. Where did you get your training? (I bet if I visit your website I'll learn more...)
How much I searched for organ pipe sizes and other measureents untill I found your webside. Now I can start to make plans for my own organ. Thank you for this precious information.
Zoltán
I learned it in a bit different way, but its good!
Greetings from Germany
Niclas
Que tipo de madera es?
😊 Good Job , I love Pipe Organ Music 🎶 -!!
hi could you do a video explaining the mathematics of building the pipes
I think you're suggesting the best way to make a rank of wooden pipes vrs. that of demonstrating how to make one wooden pipe as shown on the video. I've been told it's much more economical to make two identical ranks of pipes (wood) than one, as it divides, somewhat, the cost of labour to build two identical ranks. But the real trick is to ensure the extra rank is sold or installed on the next organ that comes along to realize the profit advantage involved in doing so. Same for portativ organs.
Three excellent videos, beautiful craftsmanship.
@raphig your videos and website are so useful as i'm planning to use your Pipe designs for a chamber organ i'm planning to build, is there a need for certain types of wood, or is it suitable to use any wood which is sturdy enough?
I am flustered..
Just spent hours on a wood pipe and it doe's not work :(
Only thing I am thinking is that it is more in the shape of a reed then flat like your insert plus mine is bumpy inside would that really make it not play?
I have drilled through the buttom parts like it shows in the video but when I blow in the button it is just air coming out.
Any suggestions?
I had to dremell everything since I don't have the fancy saws and such..
Impressive !
Well done!
I have an early 1900's Reed organ, and im looking to put an electric air pump into it, what would be the most ideal pump?
Thanks for your tips on pipe construction. If you look at my website, you'll see that I made the 8' Bourdon with ears and the 16' Soubasse with ears and beards. I purposely cut the mouth of the principal pipes all the way across the face to mimic a true French Montre pipe which doesn't have ears.
Hello Raphig, have you or are you going to make a video about how to build the bellows? I'm just starting to build a Barrel Organ, and i found your video about pipe making very interesting. Happy New Year :)
I'm a leatherworker, what you're looking for is pneumatic leather, which has been treated to stop air leakage. Essentially, leather's a skin which has been treated against rot (tanning) and has three layers, the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis. The first is very thin, the second creates the bulk of the containment, and the third, a buffering structure. In leather, they become the surface, top cut, and suede cut, respectively. Because they're fibrous and contain pores, untreated leather's likely to leak, particularly under pressure: pneumatic leather's akin to chrome leather, where the pores have been filled to make it airtight.
Brilliant! I've seen several ways to do this, and I LOVE your way! Thanks for mentioning the angles! What thickness and type of wood did you use?
Once. Every pipe in a rank has a different width.
How many times do you use that pipe width within the single rank?
Is a specific type of wood needed to give a certain tonal quality?
I really want to build my own home organ but I am currently a student and is very busy. Approximately how much time I will need to invest in building a simplistic one stop practice organ?
Are you familiar with "haskelled" pipes? These are like "pipes within pipes". I'd like to learn how to build them.
Thanks Raphig, Great Video and web site. I made a test pipe using simple hand tools and scrap materials! It works very well and was a very satisfying project. My only problem is that I compute the primary harmonic should be at 430cps but it plays F# at 370cps - too far off to explain by end corrections. Another mystery ☺
how do you know what length and width to make the pipes?
very good, very consistent.
I am currently in the process of making a small one manual four stop organ with entirely paper pipes
Aliphatic Resin or Hot Hide glue? which is better
I'd love to build organ pipes. Its so creative.Where are you located ?
Hmm, I'm thinking that if I take on the task of building even a small positive organ, I'm going to need more clamps! As well as a table saw and a drill press (I'm absolutely hopeless at cutting wood straight even with a circular saw)
Your woodworking is very thorough, and I'm extremely pleased that you checked for square with *each* clamp you put on, however, you really should put glue on both sides of each joint else you'll end up with dry spots within the joint.
That's just not true. I have quite a bit of professional woodworking experience and I've never seen anyone put glue on both surfaces for normal wood glue joints.
Hello, How do you make the bourdon pipes?
Very good!
Cool! I ran across this old digital computer patent 3190554 that used air to do the computing. Bet if Babbage had gone with this idea he could have had his Difference Engine made by the folks who made pipe organs. Today I suppose this air computer could be made using 3D printing.
A fascinating insight. Thanks very much!
I like that clamp. :)
So, you're making pipes that are normally made of metal out of wood? I've seen "big" builders do the same on occasion for the bottom 8ctve of a Diapason or Montre (whatever) and the sound is very convincing. The trend in the past 50 years is to use much more metal pipework than wood--but I don't think it's necessarily done for the sake of artistic merit. It has more to do with distributing work evenly to the "plumbing" shop and the wood shop in the same organ manufactory. I prefer a wood flute.
The length is calculated using the formula shown in my website in the mathematics section. The width depends on the type of tone you want. Larger widths will sound like a flute, medium widths will sound like a principal and smaller widths will sound like a string.
Im going to try to make a 1 manual, 1 stop foot pumped organ in 40 hours.
I need more clamps.
@raphig Woah 0.o I'm willing to try it out! Thanks for the info and tutorial ! :)
Can you write dimensios a [g] pipe ??
Please see my website. I give all the dimensions for all the pipes. www.rwgiangiulio.com
thank you.
@mcgyvr2009i 700 hours is 17.5 weeks if you work full time.
@issueagent About 700 hours.
I've made hundreds of wood pipes, and I do NONE of the procedures the way you do, including the order of assembly of the pipe. There's more than one way to skin a cat! Maybe I'll make a video response some day. Where did you get your training? (I bet if I visit your website I'll learn more...)
Nice
I thought you where making a tobacco pipe. When it said organ I read "organic" lol
This time I'll use woodprix instructions to make it by myself.
I really like it. Also check out Woodglut and plans.