Great video, 538Dorian! I'm a beginning organist and you inspired me. I wish I could show this video to every person in the world who thinks you need to have an expensive new professional organ to practice on.
Very clever and well played, but interested as to why you play the pedals in socks. In UK, Europe and Aus, there is a very strict rule that you must have relatively pointy toed shoes otherwise you can not hit the keys in rather stiff tracker action (mechanical action) pipe organs.
It took me and my father about a month to finish, but we could work on weekends mainly. It was under 100$ I think. We used scrap wood and second hand midi keyboard panel. The keyboard on the video is a Casio digital piano.
@@8Doriene do you have any spec’s for the pedal construction.. not only are your pedals functional.. they also save a lot of space. The pictures show a bit of the construction.. it would be helpful if there were measurements and a look at how the pedals are fixed in.. and how the contacts are protected.. well done!
Help find this midi pedal. I'm in South Africa playing keyboard but would like to up my game. Where can I find it? I use Roland and Yamaha keyboards. Is it compatible?
Amazing! I would love to build something like this for my mom, whose larger organ we just had to sell so she could move into a smaller house. How can I learn more about how exactly you built it?
Finally!! I have a Nord Pedal Keys 27 which is brilliantly economical space-wise and ok to practice but I find the touch a bit too light and the grey keys are made of plastic, already breaking. I've been searching the net for a similar construction/size made of wood and here you go. Do you take orders and how much is the cost?
@@8Doriene en egy villanykörtet sem tudok becsavarni. :) De tok komolyan mondom, hogy ez egy komoly piaci rés, amire én ugornek ha lenne bármi esélyem ezt osszehozni. A legkisebb kapható pedálok is sokkal nagyobbak és nehezebbek mint ami valójában indokolt lenne normális gyakorlásához, és sokan keresünk alternatív megoldást otthonra.
Thanks for sharing this extremely creative solution to a huge problem! Organs are literally huge and once the newness wears off, the temptation is to sell them. I'm very curious about the metal like frame that appears to hinge upwards when not in use. Do you have any sketches, no matter how crude that you would be willing to share? Also curious why you chose to hinge at the front rather than rear of the keys, especially the accidentals (black notes). Like others mentioned, plans, and possibly a parts list (springs etc) would be very interesting - you could probably sell them for a reasonable cost. Your pedalboard idea could be adapted to an AGO style pedalboard as well. I believe Allen organ did a shorter version and called it the Princess.
Good work. however it is quite different from an organ pedalboard in that it hinges from the front (like a spinet 13 note pedalboard), I guess it would not matter if just playing with toes only but i wonder if the note lengths are enough for toe heal playing. For those contemplating making their own, it is better to follow a standard pedalboard plan to get the spacing etc right. The most complicated to make are the radiating and concave pedalboards which require good wood working skills and special equipment.
A lot, if not most, European pedalboards are straight, without a curve in them. Also, older organs that were built in the time of J.S. Bach were shorter in length, hence the purist's thinking of "only play Bach with your toes". I, for one, find it hard to believe that he wouldn't play with both his heels and toes if he had a modern pedalboard and organ shoes
@@Jake_Broer thank you I completely agree. I was faced with the type of pedalboard when buying an organ because here most here have the AGO concave radiating pedal board which is the American Guild Organist standard and I believe the British Standard is very similar. If buying a new instrument I could choose whatever I wanted. Some years ago I played a real old tracker straight pedalboard which went .” clank clank clank” when being played and despite this at that time it seemed to suit me better. But I did find a chamber organ locally with a straight parallel pedal board so I asked if I could try it. Actually I found very little difference once I got used to it. But I still think it is wise if building a pedal board to build to one of the standards whether it be straight, concave parallel or concave radiating if at all possible.
Hey, can you pls share the exact length and breadth (width) of the wooden white and black keys? Couldn't find them online, pls just reply and tell me. Also can you pls reply and share the distance between a white key strip and a black key strip?
How are you changing the registrations? I see you are using a stock MIDI keyboard and not a genuine organ manual. I’m asking only because I am currently trying to assemble a practice organ similar to this one, although I bought a commercially available 32 note MIDI pedalboard rather than attempting to build my own.
Beautiful job putting this instrument together, and well played, too! Tip: try easing into your trills and they will sound less “forced.” The goal should be to move the fingers with a minimum of wrist rotation. You probably already know that some fingerings, like 3-2 and 4-3, make trilling easier. Also try not to move the arms so much in general, as unlike a piano, organ action requires finger movement alone. Note these are not negative criticisms of already good playing, but little pointers to make playing easier that my organ professors have taught me.
Hi, I was thinking may be you could make one for me. I live in Nigeria btw(With all the stigma that comes with that) but when i have some money on hand, could you guys be willing to ship one down. Of course id pay before anything. What do you say?
Actually if still interested you may be able to find an old organ that is going to be scrapped and buy the pedalboard for very little and then add midi components to it. I am not from Africa but buying a new kit set pedalboard from Europe or US is very expensive indeed but here one person takes old pedalboards cleans them up, fixes anything wrong and adds midi components to them for a third of the new price without shipping import taxes etc. You may find someone in the African continent also doing this.
I just noticed that you might be in a different country than me. Silly presumption that we all live close to me. Thank you for the advice. You have been helpful. I will delete my other post.
Great video, 538Dorian! I'm a beginning organist and you inspired me. I wish I could show this video to every person in the world who thinks you need to have an expensive new professional organ to practice on.
Thanks for your comment! I appreciate it.
This is the theme song from the USA’s “With Heart and Voice.”
That's not less than EXTRAORDINARY!!!!
incredible, sounds really good! What sample midi organ did you use??
Edit: just learned what Hauptwerk means!!
Wicked, inspires me to make one like it.
Very good 👍👍👍🤝 (from Indonesia)
Great project! Great sound!
Congratulations!
Thank you Alex!
Beautifully played and I like the way you play the pedals with your stocking feet (the way I do.)
Thank you!
Very clever and well played, but interested as to why you play the pedals in socks. In UK, Europe and Aus, there is a very strict rule that you must have relatively pointy toed shoes otherwise you can not hit the keys in rather stiff tracker action (mechanical action) pipe organs.
You are right about it! In church I always weare shoes, but at home It's much more comfortable to play in socks. Thanks for your comment!
I love this. What a great project!
Thank you!
Can you make a tutorial on how to make that kind of pedalboard? We would really appreciate that. ☺️
There are a bit more details (pictures) here: ua-cam.com/video/SCs4vCGcknc/v-deo.html
Which organ of hauptwerk did you use to make this video?
Veendam sampleset
@@8Doriene Ok, thanks
Assuming you were using a DAW organ for this?
Well done. How much did it take you to assemble the midi bass. And what brand is the keyboard?
It took me and my father about a month to finish, but we could work on weekends mainly. It was under 100$ I think. We used scrap wood and second hand midi keyboard panel. The keyboard on the video is a Casio digital piano.
@@8Doriene do you have any spec’s for the pedal construction.. not only are your pedals functional.. they also save a lot of space. The pictures show a bit of the construction.. it would be helpful if there were measurements and a look at how the pedals are fixed in.. and how the contacts are protected.. well done!
What piece is this?
David Johnson - Trumpet voluntary
Help find this midi pedal. I'm in South Africa playing keyboard but would like to up my game. Where can I find it? I use Roland and Yamaha keyboards. Is it compatible?
Thank for your comment. It's a home made pedalboard. I assume it works with Yamaha or Roland if they're Midi compatible.
What ist the name of the music that you play in this video?
David Johnson trumpet tune in d
How did you make this pedalboard? Have instructions?
Electronic parts: reed switches+usb midi keyboard panel
Mechanic parts: Pine wood pedalboard, AGO dimensions, torsion springs made from steel wire
@@8Doriene , may we have the plan build?
How do i buy these foot pedals?
It's home made. If you have a workshop with basic tools, you can make it as well.
What brand of pedalboard is this ? Thank you
Home made :)
well done
Thank you!
NAGYON SZÉPEN ORGONÁLSZ
can you play god save the queen?
Tutorial how to set up or make virtual organ Sister. I hope i notice
From Capiz Philippines
Hi, I made a tutorial about the electronics: ua-cam.com/video/uvy8An2YYuk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=538Dorian
Or can you give me for free?
I don't think so. sorry...🤔
Very space saving! I'd be interested in the detailed plans.
i have it, if you want a flat ñ pedalboard talk to me
@@rodrigosanchez7401 I'm interested as well
@@rodrigosanchez7401 Hello! I would be interested in the information on building this pedal keyboard as well.
@@johnplatanitis5955 write me an email
@@rodrigosanchez7401 Hi Rodrigo - how do I email you? I went to your UA-cam page but found no way of contacting you.
Quite nice - thank you. Think about selling a DIY kit.
Amazing! I would love to build something like this for my mom, whose larger organ we just had to sell so she could move into a smaller house. How can I learn more about how exactly you built it?
Excellent job!
Wooow that sound!! Great!
Cool pedals and well made there.
Finally!! I have a Nord Pedal Keys 27 which is brilliantly economical space-wise and ok to practice but I find the touch a bit too light and the grey keys are made of plastic, already breaking. I've been searching the net for a similar construction/size made of wood and here you go. Do you take orders and how much is the cost?
It's just a one off thing for me, I don't make it for sale. But I'm sure you can make it as well, only basic skills required...and time
@@8Doriene en egy villanykörtet sem tudok becsavarni. :) De tok komolyan mondom, hogy ez egy komoly piaci rés, amire én ugornek ha lenne bármi esélyem ezt osszehozni. A legkisebb kapható pedálok is sokkal nagyobbak és nehezebbek mint ami valójában indokolt lenne normális gyakorlásához, és sokan keresünk alternatív megoldást otthonra.
Thanks for sharing this extremely creative solution to a huge problem! Organs are literally huge and once the newness wears off, the temptation is to sell them.
I'm very curious about the metal like frame that appears to hinge upwards when not in use. Do you have any sketches, no matter how crude that you would be willing to share? Also curious why you chose to hinge at the front rather than rear of the keys, especially the accidentals (black notes). Like others mentioned, plans, and possibly a parts list (springs etc) would be very interesting - you could probably sell them for a reasonable cost. Your pedalboard idea could be adapted to an AGO style pedalboard as well. I believe Allen organ did a shorter version and called it the Princess.
Thank you so much!
Did you connected the reed switches to each note on organ board?
Exactly. If you give me your e-mail I can send you a couple pictures!
Me gustó mucho
Szia. Még egy kérdésem lenne. A midi panelen 16 csatlakozós szalagkábel-csatlakozó van? Ha igen, le tudnád írni a mátrixot. Köszi
Excellent!
How do you get the different register organ tones on the keyboard?
The lower keys of the piano are set as different registrations in Hauptwerk. In this piece I hit those keys to change the registrations.
What piece were you playing?
@@Flowersheepy David Johnson - Trumpet tune
Civet idea but would encourage poor technique footwork
Thanks for your comment!
How much will this cost? Also, what's the piece's name for this music?
It costs around 100$. The piece is David Johnson's Trumpet Tune. Thanks
I need this in my life
That sounds really good.
What is the name of this music?
David Johnson - Trumpet tune
you can find it on youtube
Good work. however it is quite different from an organ pedalboard in that it hinges from the front (like a spinet 13 note pedalboard), I guess it would not matter if just playing with toes only but i wonder if the note lengths are enough for toe heal playing. For those contemplating making their own, it is better to follow a standard pedalboard plan to get the spacing etc right. The most complicated to make are the radiating and concave pedalboards which require good wood working skills and special equipment.
A lot, if not most, European pedalboards are straight, without a curve in them. Also, older organs that were built in the time of J.S. Bach were shorter in length, hence the purist's thinking of "only play Bach with your toes". I, for one, find it hard to believe that he wouldn't play with both his heels and toes if he had a modern pedalboard and organ shoes
@@Jake_Broer thank you I completely agree. I was faced with the type of pedalboard when buying an organ because here most here have the AGO concave radiating pedal board which is the American Guild Organist standard and I believe the British Standard is very similar. If buying a new instrument I could choose whatever I wanted. Some years ago I played a real old tracker straight pedalboard which went .” clank clank clank” when being played and despite this at that time it seemed to suit me better. But I did find a chamber organ locally with a straight parallel pedal board so I asked if I could try it. Actually I found very little difference once I got used to it. But I still think it is wise if building a pedal board to build to one of the standards whether it be straight, concave parallel or concave radiating if at all possible.
Ur missing the point . This isn't a Virgil Fox midi. It's a great get started on the peddles tool. Seek perfectionism later.
Hi
This is just brilliant…
How did you build the pedalboard?
What's the title of the song you're playing?
@@KoksuV3 David Johnson - Trumpet tune
@@8Doriene thanks :D
Profi munka!
Köszönöm! Profinak azért nem mondanám, de jól használható.
Wow… is that thing a diy pedal?
Yes, indeed. :)
Szia. Milyen szoftwert használsz?
Hauptwerk és GrandOrgue
Hey, can you pls share the exact length and breadth (width) of the wooden white and black keys? Couldn't find them online, pls just reply and tell me. Also can you pls reply and share the distance between a white key strip and a black key strip?
Ügyes vagy!
How are you changing the registrations? I see you are using a stock MIDI keyboard and not a genuine organ manual. I’m asking only because I am currently trying to assemble a practice organ similar to this one, although I bought a commercially available 32 note MIDI pedalboard rather than attempting to build my own.
I just programmed the piano keys on the lower octave for registration steppers. This keys are silent in Hauptwerk anyway.
Please how much is that pedal board
Fantastic performance and great DIY MIDI pedal, works like a breeze. Congrats!
Thank you!
what is the song?
David Johnson - Trumpet voluntary
@@8Doriene❤ thx
Ngl I’m using this video to help me with my pedal technique for this piece
Thank you!
Thank you so much for that video! It might be useful for me in the future!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful job putting this instrument together, and well played, too! Tip: try easing into your trills and they will sound less “forced.” The goal should be to move the fingers with a minimum of wrist rotation. You probably already know that some fingerings, like 3-2 and 4-3, make trilling easier. Also try not to move the arms so much in general, as unlike a piano, organ action requires finger movement alone. Note these are not negative criticisms of already good playing, but little pointers to make playing easier that my organ professors have taught me.
Thank you for your comment. I will certainly try what you suggested. I'm just a hobby organist so I appreciate every advice.
its a bunch of friggen 2x4s, i knew it lol
Wow how to make that bass pedal and integrate to the electric keyboard ??😮
Check out my video about the electronics: ua-cam.com/video/uvy8An2YYuk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=538Dorian
Consider using a compressor to get rid of all the clipping in the end
Thanks
Is it compatible with Yamaha digi pianos?
Correct. Every digital piano with midi out will do.
This was fantastic, what was the name of the song?
Thank you! Dávid Johnson - Trumpet tune
Just how😂😂 it sounds so real please make a tutorial
Hi, I made a tutorial about the electronics: ua-cam.com/video/uvy8An2YYuk/v-deo.html&ab_channel=538Dorian
Great sound! Great ingenuity!
thank you!
Brilliant. Ideal as a practice instrument
Thank you!
Hi, I was thinking may be you could make one for me. I live in Nigeria btw(With all the stigma that comes with that) but when i have some money on hand, could you guys be willing to ship one down. Of course id pay before anything. What do you say?
No, I'm sorry. I just made it for myself. It was fun, but a lot of work.
Actually if still interested you may be able to find an old organ that is going to be scrapped and buy the pedalboard for very little and then add midi components to it. I am not from Africa but buying a new kit set pedalboard from Europe or US is very expensive indeed but here one person takes old pedalboards cleans them up, fixes anything wrong and adds midi components to them for a third of the new price without shipping import taxes etc. You may find someone in the African continent also doing this.
Awsome
Thank you!
I just noticed that you might be in a different country than me. Silly presumption that we all live close to me. Thank you for the advice. You have been helpful. I will delete my other post.