Own design, manufacturing and innovation, unique in the region
Most of the tubular organs in Colombia were stuck in the use of the technology of the last century, when they were electrically powered, since from the 60s of the last century until now, the tubular or church organ stopped having importance in the temples, throughout Latin America, frozen in time, without any news and with the problems that ancient technology entails and that seeks to update itself to contemporary needs, such as energy savings, optimization against wear and tear, climatic adversities, etc. This is why when seeing this problem, there is an urgent desire and need to make a difference, history and innovation in such a wonderful field, as well as unfortunately forgotten here.
THE PROJECT
To let you know what has been done so far, I show you a brief description of the project, taken from my personal portfolio:
Initially, in September 2021 (today we have been working with this idea for 2 years) the following was proposed:
Manufacture of the prototype of a complete MIDI organ: the initial idea was to manufacture an organ with an expressive pedal, keyboard, pedalboard with a single MIDI controller, output and power via a single USB cable. As the project progressed and evolved, it became a complete enriching R&D&I learning process, making optimizations on the initial idea and seriously entering the world of organ engineering in order to make industry, more durable sensors. and higher performance and quality.
JANUARY 2022: The project moved forward determining that each part of the keyboard will have its own controller, allowing modularity, own and robust controllers are being developed with a special signature on each one, which will differentiate them, as unique in the industry, and evolving to a new idea: create an electronic tubular organ.
2024 THE PROJECT CONTINUES
For the current date (Last update of this entry: 12/27/2023) the project has continued to evolve organically, this has given us the possibility of creating innovative prototypes in the current industry, making history, since these models and technology implemented or to be implemented have only been seen a few times with manufacturers from Europe or the US, some things do not even exist or are common; To date, the prototype is projected as follows:
- Entirely electronic pipe organ, with multiplexing of registers.
- A 61-key keyboard.
- A 30-key pedal board with expressive pedal.
- 12 multiplexed registers, with memories and automatic activation.
The innovations made are the creation of unique algorithms for scanning the keyboards or reading the expressive, the automation of the registers and other parts of the organ, as well as an industrial communication protocol for the console – organ connection, which offers robustness and reliability , since we are creating an end-use product, for new organs or remodeling, thinking in the future about making other innovations such as possibly a wirelessly communicated console, and other innovations will be revolutionary in the industry and will therefore be shown when they are made.
All of this will be developed and implemented in collaboration with the distinguished Organería Gil Orgelbau workshop, to promote the organ manufacturing industry, with pioneering technological advances that promote culture, art and innovation in our country Colombia; but…
However, like everything in life, funds and economic resources are needed, I am doing all this alone, as for the electronic part, this jeopardizes the continuity of the project and the possibility of doing something great and different that raises the level of the Colombian industry worldwide. That’s why I invite you, if you like technology, innovation, technological ventures or organ building, you can support us with your donation by sending any financial contribution, no matter the amount, to the following numbers:
Nequi: 321 2726355
Daviplata: 3107864163
For transfers outside of Colombia you can contact me at Whatsapp: +57 3059020893.
We will be eternally grateful to you.