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Thank you very much for your replies. May I start off by saying "thank you" Dr Pykett for the invaluable organ knowledge treasure that is your website. I have spent countless hours of reading pleasure on your website over the past few years, finding deep insights on pipe organs on a technical level. As an engineer myself, I truly appreciate these articles on your website. To answer the question on why I would want to attempt this - being based in South Africa, importing these electromagnets from abroad presents a significant challenge in terms of the costs involved. Although there are local organ builders that have stock available (both new and secondhand), it still sums up to a rather high cost to buy enough for a hobby project. Being an engineer and filled with inspiration from others who have successfully done something very similar on a rather large scale for an individual, I am at the very least curious to explore this prospect, even if it results in the proverbial "burning of fingers" (hopefully not literally in any case!). Nevertheless, the option of purchasing these magnets always remains an option, albeit a relatively expensive one. No hard feelings on the tenor of your message 😀 This makes total sense and is what I suspected the reason would be. Having not yet read through Dr Pykett's articles referenced in his post in great detail, I believe there is more to this than only the resistance and resulting electrical current drawn by the electromagnet. But yes, your sledgehammer analogy makes perfect sense. I have a number of old organ action electromagnets, of which I am planning to dismantle one or two to study its construction and learn a few things from it. If I have some appreciable feedback on that, I will share my experience and findings here. What an intricate, yet fascinating field organ building is! I have great respect for organ builders and the work they do.

Hi everyone Is there anyone on this forum who has experience in making their own electromagnets for use as pallet/chest/E-P magnets in organs? I am contemplating making some of my own and would appreciate any advice someone might have on this topic. In particular, what wire size is typically used for these magnets that are used in organs? This of course would have a direct impact on the length of wire used to wind a coil of the correct resistance compared to those that are available in the organ building industry. Perhaps another question on this - why would there be magnets of different resistances available for organ builders? Does this have to do with the voltage the organ is powered at, to limit the amount of current flowing through the electromagnets, or is there some other reason to this?

Hi everyone. I have managed to obtain a copy of MM's publication. Unfortunately, none of the attempts to make contact with him or the apparent publisher were successful. Thank you to all who assisted.

Thanks for the reference. I have already submitted an inquiry with the parish via the contact form on their website earlier today. Hoping to get some helpful response.

It appears that this e-mail address for MM is not valid anymore, as an attempt to contact him at this address resulted in an automatic reply stating "the address couldn't be found, or is unable to receive mail". I shall continue with attempting to contact MM via other channels as well.

Dear forum members Kindly allow me to introduce myself, as I have joined the forum recently. I am a South African organist and an electronic engineer and software developer by trade/profession. I have been playing the organ "officially" since 13 years of age and have done my grade 8 University of South Africa (UNISA) organ performance exam, although I have played a lot more repertoire of advanced level since then. Besides the organ, I also play the piano, French Horn and violin. My love for organ music is typical of most organists, having a solid love for repertoire from the Baroque to at least the "romantic" era genres (I must admit, I haven't yet managed to appreciate music by Messiaen and the like, but maybe I will get there some day...). Besides this, I have a passion for organ transcriptions of original works for solo instruments as well as orchestral works. I am particularly interested in the optimal utilisation of the available technology found in pipe organs (such as the stepper/sequencer and other playing aids) when performing organ transcriptions. Having played in symphony orchestras for many years, I specifically aim to achieve the most authentic and creative transcriptions of works that I have fond memories of playing in orchestras, while exploiting every nook and cranny of the organ it is played on through combining my orchestral experience as well as knowledge and experience of the pipe organ. During the past 9 years I have focused less on organ playing, and more on developing a pipe organ control system with the functionality and features that are on par with the modern day concert/church/cathedral pipe organ. This system is designed with a specific focus on the needs and requirements of the South African organ community, although fully capable for the requirements of any pipe organ small to large. With a few South African organs that will likely be equipped/retrofitted with the system within the next year as an official entry to the market, I believe that it will play a significant role in the preservation of church and organ music in my country. My aim is to eventually expand that role to the international organ community in the near future. Being granted membership to this forum, I look forward to expanding my knowledge on the pipe organ and learning many new things that I know are lurking within the treasure trove of knowledge and insights shared on this forum. I also look forward to networking with other organists and organ enthusiasts on this forum. Please feel free to reach out to me directly/privately! Yours faithfully Jaco Prinsloo

Thank you for the info regarding the copyright of the work. I shall introduce myself soon on the "Introduce Yourself" thread as suggested.

@S_L Thanks for your response. I totally understand the issue regarding distribution of a copy of MM's work without his permission. I will attempt to contact him at the address highlighted by Paul. @pwhodges Thanks for mentioning the email address. I somehow totally missed it. I do note, however, that it has been quite some time since he last was online on the forum. In case I have missed it, what is MM's real name? Would like to address him by his real name when corresponding outside of this forum. Will give feedback here as my progresses.

Is the book by MM on John Compton still available? I am interested in obtaining a copy.

Dear fellow organ lovers I came across this topic of polyphonic pipes and I am finding the concept fascinating, particularly with regards to John Compton's polyphone design. Having read the entire thread about John Compton as well as the thread on St Michael-le-Belfry, York, I am developing a great interest in the concept of polyphonic pipes. In the St Michael thread, @MusoMusing mentioned in one of the posts: Could anyone please provide me with the relevant contact details of the person/firm that sells these drawings? I would be interested in purchasing a set op these copies. Other than the original patent mentioned in this thread, I am unable to find any technical information that can be used in order to build one. Many thanks