I wanted two monitors for my organ: one touchscreen to control the organ and one screen for music that I scanned into the computer. This way I wouldn’t have to fumble with sheets of music. I had one old monitor I was going to use for the music but needed a simple touchscreen monitor. For touchscreen monitors, you …

Keyboards are very important; you’ll be touching them every time you play so the weight, feel, and responsiveness are one of the most important factors when it comes to playing the organ. (Sound will be covered later but there are many options available that are separate from the keyboard touch. At first I …

I’ll be filling in the info on the computer board and sofware programming later.

Expression pedals Expression Pedals are a strange area where finding pre-built can be a bit trial. There are plenty of commercial ones built for guitar or synth but most are not really sized or built for organs. Ones for organs vary in quality and materials. When you look for information about making one, you will …

Choosing a Pedalboard Ranging from 13 to 32 keys and different geometries, the choices can be a bit overwhelming. (I’m not interested in pedalboards with less than 30 keys.) Usually made of some hardwood and having contact switches to help encode pedal presses, they should be fairly easy to make (not by me) and …