Hello all, I introduced my self on the organ thread back in November, but just to echo it again, My name is Jon and I am from England. In my professional role I am a mechanical engineer, programming CMM's for the jet engine industry. In my spare time I breed tropical fish and make things out of wood and metal. I have enjoyed seeing the progress on peoples organs, over recent weeks and months. My newest project is the Topsy 3 organ, I have been in the process of ordering the materials I need for the organ and today the wood arrived! So I can start, what will be a long but enjoyable project very soon.
Although I shall be following the majority of the Topsy 3 plans to the letter, I shall be making a few changes, mainly that the pipes will all be above the toe board and I shall be using a single wind chest as opposed to the separate accompany wind chest. I do not have the limitations of size or portability as such, so the need for the organ to be condensed as in Johns original idea, do not apply to me as it will be a static blower powered organ. In the end I am hoping to build the full specification Juliana organ.
In a funny twist of fate, I have to travel to San Antonio for a flying visit next week, so I shall be picking up my Peterson valves then. In England we are limited as to the pallet magnets we can use, with the primary choice a Chinese copy of the Peterson valves, so this has worked out quite well for me and no more expensive.
I am sure I will have questions to ask and problems along the way, but I look forward to sharing my trials and tribulations with you all through pictures and written text.