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There’s a fascinating series of YouTube videos of someone buying and refurbishing a church organ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLluPQLh1xzlI7EMB5qIxDd_1O...


My neighbor's son, who is an amazingly gifted organist but a bit of a disaster with mechanical things, bought himself an old organ and currently has it in about ten thousand pieces all around the basement. I've been helping him with it, as I'm the exact opposite of him- zero musical talent but pretty good with mechanical stuff. It's a daunting project, but a lot of fun to work through.


LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is such an awesome guy, and a shining star of how PUNK DIY electronics can get


An amazing project, and I love that he always calls it "Joan's organ." What a tribute.


Here is another series of two men building an organ into the back of a truck

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNE6DEIclzg3WYK2Sqz2x...


Here's his webpage for it, including the PCB and code for the MIDI controller he built for it.

https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/joans-church-organ




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