Pipe Organ

Goal

Build a kid-proof pipe organ with exposed inner workings.  As far as I know, this is the only pipe organ in the world that is available for public use.

Design Details

• Kid-proof keyboard with 1-piece plastic keys
• ‘Drop the bass’ button for the big zinc pipe
• All mechanisms visible

 

Roles

Special thanks to David M Storey Inc Pipe Organ Builders for donating parts and providing invaluable advice.

• SV: management, technical research, initial designs, electrical
• Cole Pritchard: final design, fabrication, tuning, general wizardry

Location

Maryland Science Center, Baltimore MD

Installed

2015