Look Inside a Reed Organ

[@marcusthompson9527]

Thanks for the video. It's helpful to see what's under the sound board before you take it off to get to the bellows.

[@ReedOrgans]

Fascinating way of doing a pallet valve. I had to laugh at your comment about the bullet holes and all the normal stuff :)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

4:02 Wait a minute I see some additional valves

[@IamHelenKeller]

The action looks like it's in factory-new condition. I don't see how that's possible. It must have been held in ideal atmospheric conditions, and seldom ever played. There doesn't appear to be any wear and tear on it at all. I have a 2 manual Mason and Hamlin from about 1915 and the action isn't anywhere near as "fresh" looking as this. I'm jealous. LOL :)

[@mortier9]

Could you suggest a source for replacement pallet valve felt like this? I'm restoring an organ where it's missing.

[@MasonHamlinOrgans]

That exact felt? no. I call it angora felt, the wool is very soft. Use strips of "thick" nameboard felt (not the self-adhesive variety).

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Please hold the camera STILL!

[@MasonHamlinOrgans]

Too late to change videographers

[@HikikomoriHimitsu]

I don't see him not holding it still.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@HikikomoriHimitsu He 'hosepipes' the cameral too much, so that the automatic focus has no time to settle.

[@HikikomoriHimitsu]

@@Offshoreorganbuilder Well no big deal, maybe he wasn't aware of that.

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

@@HikikomoriHimitsu I agree: it's easily done. The human eye accommodates much more quickly than the camera, which cannot take things in at a 'glance'. I am no professional photographer, but I very quickly discovered that you have to pan the camera in slow motion if you are going to avoid a series of annoying, blurry images.