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Telescopic seals thighten the sliders. |
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The completed wind chests. | |
Inside of the windchest. |
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Steel axles in hard bearings contribute to quiet and sensitive functioning of the action. | |
The small diameter allows for a narrow partition, thus the roller boards require little space in the organ. | |
Actions running at an angle shorten the length and reduce the mass of the action, thus making them light and sensitive. | Cutting the tuning slots. | |
Wooden pipes... | |
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The metal: casting of a sheet is being prepared. It is important that
the metal has the right temperature... - Klaus-Jürgen. |
This results in a decent sheet.
Here still liquid and shiny - |
- soon hardening and getting dull. |
The planed metal is being checked. Planing makes it shiny again. | |
The componets of the pipes are rolled... | |
...beveled... |
Resonators with blocks and boots. | Pipe feet... |
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The block is being soldered to the resonator. | |
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The wedge groove is being cut into the block - Christoph. | Inserting the languid. |
Cutting up a front pipe. |
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...soldering. | Voicing of reed pipes - Oswald. | |
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The pipes find their place on the windchest. | Fine work: Inlays in the key cheeks. | |
Building the manuals - Rainer. |
Every tracker has a designated place... | |
Music is a common language - so is a drawing - Manfred and Armin. |
Sound carpentery in casework building. | |
A swell frame is being assembled - Armin. |
Mounting the swell shutters - Armin. | |
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All planks are marked with numbers and dated, in order to guarantee consistent care of the stocks.
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 The core piece of every organ: the wind chests. Special attention is paid to them to make them resistant to climatic changes.- Manfred. |
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Slider beds and sliders - Rainer. |
Only the finest wood is appropriate for the pallets. | |
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Apart from ideologies: aluminum shows but little torsion
even for a small diameter. It lacks the romanticism of wood and iron...
- Georg. |
...but also the necessary diameter of the one and the heavy weight of the other. And it is not less precious. |
Talking to each other: Teamwork
only is successful if the persons involved communicate well; as far as
business and as far as human relations are concerned - Georg and Martin. |
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The best wood and exact work: the wooden pipes - Kurt. |
Inserting the block. |
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Wooden resonators... |
The casting container glides across the casting table - the same as centuries ago... | ...and is cast at the right speed. |
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...the edges adjusted... |
...and soldered. | |
Every pipe is marked with the name of its note, every first C with the name of the stop. | |
Every pipe must be absolutely straight. | |
Soldering of the lips of a front pipe - Nico. | |
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Our specialty: reed pipes. (shallots) | Shallots... |
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They are burned into the rack board in order to stand absolutely firm and cannot turn - Martin. |
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Adjusting the connecting point between action and keys - Kaspar. |
...and finds it - Manfred. |
Trackers ready for shipment. | |
 The advantage of a well sized workshop: the availability af various talents - Manfred is one of two master carpenters. |
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Very important: Care and precision! - Armin. | |
Every organ is assemled ready-to-play in the workshopl. | |
It has become late once more.... |
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