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Innovation at the Heart of Traditions

The « VIRTUAL TRACKER »

Key Action System for Pipe Organ

The NovelOrg key action system is « proportional », it offers this remarkable feature: the subtle finger movements of the organist must be conveyed accurately to the pallet, just as they are with the classic mechanical system. The organist must maintain absolute control of the instrument, thus drawing attention to the artistry of the performance, which itself reflects the musician’s personality.

The result of an unprecedented research and development effort to materialize the new concept, the NovelOrg system is far superior to anything currently available on the market. The high performance technical and artistic results come with several undeniable economic advantages.

The NovelOrg System : Modularity-Simplicity-Reliability

Here are some of the possibilities offered by the NovelOrg system :

  • Significantly increases the tonal possibilities of the organ.
  • Simplifying the process of building new organs with windchests.
  • Adding a remote console to an existing mechanical organ.
  • Adding any type of coupling to a mechanical organ, without constraints.
  • Supporting the traditional mechanism, thereby making the manuals lighter, much like the Barker machine.
  • Restoring historical organs while preserving the existing mechanism and tonal quality.
  • Widening pipe use from the manuals and chest extensions to obtain additional tonal divisions.

Intelligent Magnet (Serial Network Connection)

CONCEPT

Since we have integrated a computer in the background of the pipe organ, the organ control system is therefore programmable. All this opens the way for innovations that can lead to new and unknown possibilities for the pipe organ. Without changing its profound nature, it is now possible to modernize it and allow it to ensure greater sustainability.

A Computerized Key Action

The organ console is the link between the organist and the heart of the instrument as the keyboard is the user interface of a computer. With NovelOrg, it is possible to couple keyboards without changing the weight of the action, to change the order of the keyboards, to add new musical functionalities.

Hall Effect Sensors

“Hall effect sensors” installed under keyboards are the cornerstone of accurately measuring key movement. This allows an exact reproduction of the organist’s touch. In fact, the movements of the fingers are reproduced in the Magnets which control the opening of the pallets at the Wind Chest.

Functionality

The addition of new functions to the instrument will allow greater flexibility, both for the organist in the performance of new musical compositions, and for the organ builder in the production and maintenance of the instrument. One only has to think of the different types of « linked and free » couplings, the different « sostenuto », « , the separation of keyboards for « shared keyboards », the « shared stops » or any functions requested by the organists. In short, keep the best of both worlds: uncompromising traditional sound of the pipes and technology for music and its performers.

Additional functionality with MIDI Protocol

The “Proportional” Control Mode is dedicated to organ playing. The addition of “MIDI” Mode to the master controller of the NovelOrg system allows On-Off Control of the valves for tuning the organ pipes. It is then possible to connect a wireless MIDI keyboard at one input of the master controller for remote tuning of the pipes by the Organ Builder.

First Demonstration on a Five-Stop Mechanical Pipe Organ

by the inventor Pierre Pelletier

MAJOR INSTALLATIONS

With the installation of the new first generation NovelOrg proportional action system on the Martin Pasi organ of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Houston (inaugurated in 2010) and the Grenzing organ at Paris Radio France (inaugurated in 2016), a turning point has been reached in the history of organ building: a new generation of organs with digitally assisted action in addition to traditional mechanical action.

Pasi Organ, Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Houston, Texas, USA

Presentation of the NovelOrg System on the Pasi Organ

Presented by Martin Pasi Organ Builder

Adjusting the NovelOrg Proportional Action with the Mechanical Action

Presented by Mark Bombough Organist

Grenzing Organ, maison de la radio, Paris Radio France

Operation of NovelOrg Magnets in the mechanical action

SOME BENEFITS

You are Musician

  1. New generation of more flexible and more efficient organs that respect tradition of Wind Chests with registers.
  2. Allows the organist all musical nuances true to his touch.
  3. New coupling possibilities in an organ.
  4. Allows for the simplified addition of a remote console.

You are Organ Builder

  1. Optimized use of big pipes in the creation of new stops.
  2. Sharing pipes common to different stops.
  3. Modular system optimized for the general configuration of an organ.
  4. Perfect synchronization with mechanical action.
  5. Reduction of labour and maintenance and simplification of construction.

You Own

  1. New generation of more flexible and more efficient organs that respect tradition.
  2. Adding functionality to existing organs.
  3. Simplified restoration and preservation of the tonal quality of the instrument.
  4. Reduction of labour costs and maintenance requirements.

FOR MORE VIDEOS – VISIT

NovelOrg – YouTube

ARTICLE

Vox Humana Journal :

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