The Bamboo organ in Roeselare

€ 45,-

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play-buttonPLAY DEMO
F. Asma - Gezang 113
The organ

There was a rumour that a small business in Jakarta, Indonesia, namely the firm P.T. Prajawidya Instrumentalia built harpsichords and organs. This small enterprise was founded in 1991 by Rev. Harry van Dop and Mr. Henk Vonk. 'Widya' means 'knowledge' as well as 'can make.' 'Praja' refers to a work place. The founders made it their goal to serve current and future musical needs in Indonesia by constructing instruments using indigenous materials. As such, it represents a continuation of an Indonesian cultural tradition where crafts using materials from nature have a centuries long history of delivering quality musical instruments.

The builder explains:

"Bamboo is the material from which the pipes are made. The most suitable is found in the area around Bogor, a little higher up on the hills. It has to be thin walled which makes it somewhat difficult to find. When the bamboo canes arrive, they are still green and need to dry undisturbed for several months. Initially, full sunlight has to be avoided since this creates stresses which quickly causes the bamboo to split. With the large, wide bamboo, the diaphragms (the partitions between segments) need to be removed. In Indonesia, bamboo is used not only for musical instruments but is suited to a thousand and one uses, e.g. in the construction industry.

Djati teakwood, which is particularly durable, is used for the case. We purchase the wood in log form and then cut it into planks. The planks then spend 1.5 to 2 weeks in a drying oven until the water content is reduced to 8 or 9%. For certain critical parts we use Sunkai, a light wood with long fibres.

For the key coverings on the keyboards we use ebony. It is a hard wood and a special saw blade is needed for cutting it. In Indonesia this wood is known as 'Kayu Besi' or black wood. When it is polished it has a nice grain.

Once the organ is completed and the bellows provide sufficient wind at a pressure of 70 to 80 mm water column, the important work of voicing begins. In an organ with bamboo pipes only, the variety of tone colours is of necessity less than in an organ with pipes of wood and tin. The sound is very natural and the reason bamboo is often used in tropical lands for making musical instruments."

Technical information

Wind pressure: 75 mm
Tuning: a' = 440 Hz.
Temperament: Equal.
Pedals: 30 keys.
The 3rd manual has no stops. It is only the coupler of man.1 to man.2
Coupler manual 1 + Ped.
Coupler manual 2 + Ped.
Coupler manual 1 + 2. (Added in Hauptwerk for use with a console with 2 manuals and pedals.)

Specification
of
the Bamboo organ in Roeselare

(green has been added for Hauptwerk)

Manual 1: C - g''' Manual 2: C - g''' Manual 3: C - g''' Pedal: C - f'
Prestant
Octaaf
Octaaf
Holpijp
Quint
8'
4'
2'
8'
2 2/3'
Quintadena
Roerfluit
Picolo
8'
4'
2'
Coupler Manual
Prestant
Subbas
8'
16'



Pedal: 30 keys.
The 3rd manual has no stops. It is only the coupler of man.1 to man.2
Coupler manual 1 + Ped.
Coupler manual 2 + Ped.
Coupler manual 1 + 2 (Added in Hauptwerk for use with a console with 2 manuals and pedal).

Demos
of
the Bamboo organ in Roeselare


Composer:
Organist:

play-button     F. Asma - Gezang 113
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     F. Asma - Gezang 173
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     G. Young - Prelude in Classic style
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     F. van Tilburg - Psalm 121
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     J. Zwart - Scheepje onder Jezus hoede
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     F. Asma - Gezang 280
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     J. Mulder - Geprezen zij de Heer
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Temperament: Equal a'= 440 Hz
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     J.H. Buttstedt - YouTube
Observations:
YouTube-recording with Hauptwerk 3
Registration:
Various
Organist: Eric Dalest
play-button     J.G. Walther - Nun kommt de Heiden Heiland - YouTube
Observations:
YouTube-recording with Hauptwerk 3
Registration:
Various
Organist: Eric Dalest
play-button     F. Mendelssohn - Andante Religioso
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Registration:
Man 2: Quintadena 8' ; c.f. Prestant 8' + Holpijp 8' + Koppel 1 + 2
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     J.S. Bach - Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Registration:
Man 1: Holpijp 8' ; c.f. Holpijp 8' + Quintadeen
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     J.S. Bach - Preludium en Fuga C Dur
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard
play-button     J.S. Bach - Preludium en Fuga F Dur
Observations:
Recorded with Hauptwerk 3
Registration:
Various
Organist: Christian Boogaard

Download Information
of
the Bamboo organ in Roeselare


Important : Before download, first read the comments below at "General".

Download files : As soon as we receive your payment, you will receive access to the download files via email.



General


Before download and install, note the following:

  1. Download all .CompPkg.Hauptwerk files.
  2. Load these files in the same folder and
  3. Do not change the file names and
  4. Do not unpack by hand.
  5. Check the MD5 checksums with the WinMD5 program, free to download from
    http://www.winmd5.com or http://www.fastsum.com
    If a checksum is incorrect, throw the wrong download file away from the PC and download that file again.
  6. Start Hauptwerk (File/Install organ....), select in the folder where you just downloaded the files the file with extension .CompPkg_Hauptwerk_rar in Hauptwerk's component installer.
    Hauptwerk automatically finds the other files.
  7. If you get error messages, scroll to the end of the log file (this opens automatically if something goes wrong when unpacking) to see what goes wrong.
    Usually a file is missing, or there is a file in the wrong folder or a file is damaged.
  8. Before loading the organ, first have a look at the system information regarding the expected memory usage etc.

Note: Please contact us via the Contact form if you encounter any issues; we will try to assist you.

System requirements
of
the Bamboo organ in Roeselare


The computer

To play the full Hauptwerk 5 version of this sampleset without restrictions you need a high-speed modern computer with e.g. Windows 10 64 bit and about 4 GB RAM installed. The best results are possible with computers of Apple-MacIntosh. We do not have experience with the Mac. It is very difficult to specify exactly what you need. The "mother" website hauptwerk.com gives much information about this.
Prerequisites
.
This virtual Bamboo organ is only available from Hauptwerk version 5 or higher and can be downloaded.
Below is a Table of memory usage .
On other systems, these values can vary considerably! Please note that your Operating System also requires considerable memory.


The sound card

A good internal or external sound card. For more information go to: hauptwerk.com .


Manuals/keyboards/pedal òr complete organ with MIDI out

1 manual/keyboard and a (at least 25 keys) pedal òr a complete electronic organ with MIDI out.
Beautiful consoles specifically designed for Hauptwerk are commercially available.
In the Netherlands these are available through, for example,

Those who are technically inclined can provide their keyboard with MIDI capability using hardware from, for example, WIRA, MIDI-Hardware.com or MGB . We ourselves have done this using a Heyligers organ dating from around 1975 (using WIRA hardware). The conversion was about 300 Euro and everything has worked perfectly for years.


Speakers/headphone

The superb sound quality of Hauptwerk is best experienced through high-quality headphones, such as AKG or Sennheiser.
We prefer connecting the sound card to a (possibly multi-channel) sound system. The above mentioned companies can also advise you on any purchases in this area.
What you definitely should not do is listen to Hauptwerk through the built-in speakers of the monitor or a set of €10 computer speakers!




Table of memory usage
of
the Bamboo organ in Roeselare

From Hauptwerk 5 (space needed on you hard drive ca 2.2 GB)

Load manner Memory Requirements
Operating System not included
Loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, all compressed, multiloops, multirelease, noises. 1046 MB
Loaded 16 bit 48 kHz, uncompressed, multiloops, multirelease, noises. 1633 MB
Loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, all compressed, single loop, single release, noises. 1120 MB
Loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, all compressed, multiloops, multirelease, noises. 2300 MB
Full loaded 24 bit 48 kHz, uncompressed, multiloops, multirelease, noises. 3030 MB


Screen layout
of
the Bamboo organ in Roeselare


Virtual console
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Virtual console

You listen to the Bamboe organ in Roeselare