Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Whether they be a two manual or a four manual, all consoles start as a bunch of wood boards.  Measured in board/feet, there will be a lot of these boards used to construct a new console.  Pictured to the left, from the left are walnut, poplar, babinga (African Rosewood) and oak.  The wood is then milled, and glued to make larger boards of wood.

 

Plywood is used sparingly, but as you see here, this walnut faced plywood will become drawknob banks.  The banks, as the name suggests, will hold the drawknob units that turn stops on and off.  The larger cutouts are for control devices for the combination action and the record/playback unit.

 

 

While the drawknob banks are easily removed, inlays of babinga (African rosewood) and maple are inserted to delineate the separate divisions.

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The drawknob banks, together with a mock-up of the keyboards are placed on the keydesk so we can figure out the size of the nameboard.  The nameboard holds the many couplers that aid in the playing of the instrument.  This nameboard will also hold the music rack when the console is finished.

The sides of the drawknob banks are then attached to the banks themselves, giving the console a look like it has ears.  This also gives the viewer an idea of how tall the top of the console will be.

 

All these pieces are now placed on the keydesk and you can begin to get a picture of how the top section of the console will look.  From left to right we see all the drawknob holes for the Pedal and Swell, where the keyboards will sit, and the banks for the Great and Choir/Positif.

 
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