The Paper Organ Project

1 Octave Paper Organ Project

Technical Specifications

  • 12 fully functional pipes
  • Mechanical key action
  • Real-time sound production

Educational Value

  • Understanding pipe scaling
  • Air pressure mechanics
  • Sound production principles

About the Paper Organ Kit

This papercraft kit allowed me to build a modular paper organ. It consists of 2 modules includes all the necessary parts to create a fully functional 12 key (1 octave) organ. The kit is designed to be educational, helping me understand the mechanics of pipe organs, including air pressure and sound production.

Building the Paper Organ: A Visual Journey

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Step 1: Crafting and Tuning the Pipes

The journey began with carefully crafting each individual pipe. This meticulous process took several hours, ensuring each pipe was perfectly formed to produce the correct pitch.

Step 2: Assembly Process

After creating individual pipes and all other components: tone house, key levers, key house, air nozzle, the next challenge was assembling them into a functioning system.

Step 3: Assembling the Tone house and the key house

Once all the parts were built, I built the tone house which is where the pipes are. I stuck the pipes on, one by one, and made sure the levers had enough room to open the hole which allowed air to pass through to the pipes. Next was the key house which was where I put the paper keys. I made sure the levers were intact before I stuck the key house and the tone house together.

Final Results