Waldflöte Project - MIDI Pipe Organ - Hacked Gadgets

October 22, 2008

Waldflöte Project - MIDI Pipe Organ

Some of the music that this creation can produce is wonderful! I love the clack clack of the solenoids working in rhythm.
Have a look at the build details here.

"The Waldflöte project is a MIDI retrofit to a 1890s Gray and Davison pipe organ located in the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh. It converts MIDI input into solenoid drive to directly press the keys on one of the manuals - there is no permanent modification to the organ. Members of Dorkbot Edinburgh have spent the last 7 months or so working on this and we’re pretty pleased with it. It was publicly announced at the Electron Club Open Day on 18th October 2008 in Glasgow."
Via Here and here.

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3 Responses to “Waldflöte Project - MIDI Pipe Organ”

luk-san Says:
October 22nd, 2008
yeah, Play The Final Countdown :D;D XD xD ;]
WaldFlöte | Whoopdedoo Says:
October 22nd, 2008
[...] odds, it actually seems to be finished, and is turning them into internet superstars (Make: blog, Hacked Gadgets). You can’t impress me by showing me 100 solenoids and trying to explain how they work, but [...]
MIKY Says:
October 22nd, 2008
NOT BAD