Hard Skills
ExpertVoicingThe specialized art of manipulating the physical structure of an organ pipe to determine its unique tone, volume, and speech characteristics.
AdvancedPrecision Cabinetry and JoineryAdvanced woodworking skills used to construct airtight windchests, massive consoles, and ornate pipe cases using traditional joints.
ExpertOrgan Action EngineeringThe design and installation of mechanical, pneumatic, or electronic systems that connect the keyboards to the pipe valves.
IntermediatePipe Metal Casting and FormingThe process of melting lead and tin alloys to cast sheets and subsequently rolling and soldering them into various pipe shapes.
AdvancedArchitectural Acoustics ScalingCalculating the mathematical proportions and scales of pipes relative to the specific volume and acoustic properties of the room.
AdvancedHistorical Restoration TechniquesThe knowledge of period-accurate materials and methods used to preserve or replicate instruments from specific historical eras.
AdvancedTuning and TemperamentThe ability to accurately set the pitch of thousands of pipes according to specific temperaments such as Equal, Mean-tone, or Werckmeister.