Whilst
primarily meant for use with Hauptwerk, these can also be used with any other
virtual organ system, or with an expander or sound module.
KEYBOARD
BLOCKS
These are
based on the keyboard part of an old two manual organ. The key contacts are either refurbished or
replaced and wired to a midi encoder.
They are only made to order and, as such, can incorporate stop tabs,
pistons etc. as required. Prices from £350.
ROCKER TYPE
STOP TABS
These are
new rocker type stop tabs. The tabs
themselves were made for a home entertainment type organ so the printing on
them is inappropriate (like FUNKY CEMBALO).
However, this is only printing, not engraving, and can easily be
polished off. They come either in sets
of 13, 3 red, 1 black, 1 yellow and 8 white, or in sets of 4, all grey. Each tab is about 45mm high by 18mm wide.
They are available
either “as is” see upper photo, for you to wire to a midi encoder and cost £12
for the 4 way strip and £36 for the 13 way.
Alternatively,
they can be supplied made up in sets, housed in a plastic box and ready wired
to one of my midi encoders. In the
latter case, the printing will have been polished off.
The lower
photo shows a ready wired set of 26 and the cost of this set would be £200. Any size can be made up for a pro-rata cost.
ILLUMINATED
PUSH BUTTONS (Under
development)
These are
small rocker tabs with an led built in. When
used as stop switches, they use a push on/push off action with the led lighting
up when the stop is on. If you use
pistons on Hauptwerk, then the leds will also illuminate to show the stops that
have been activated by the piston. You
thus have all the functionality of an electric action stop for a fraction of
the price, and in a much smaller space. Each
tab is approx 17mm square and they will be available initially in strips of
8. They will plug into a control board
which will have the capacity for 8 strips.
The price of each strip of 8 will be £80 and the control board will be £148.
They will
also be available programmed for use as pistons.