The End of an Era

GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, I'm not watching soccer. However, I did reach my GOAL in completing Opus 3 by today!!! I'm very happy how it came out. To continue where I left off...

I assembled all the boxes for the Great and Pedal chambers. At the same time, I started preparing and painting the pedal pipes. I did something a little different this time. Instead of one solid color for the pipes, I decided to combine both nickel and aluminum simultaneously. The nickel was dominant and the aluminum was held at a further distance. I guess that would mean no set of pipes would be exactly the same. Either way, I got them all pretty close.

I Can See the Light...In More Ways Than One!!

After a little battle with a virus, I got back to Opus 3 today and plan/need to complete the project by Saturday the latest! It is possible. Phase 1, the middle section, has been completed...including the lighting!!! I must give a HUGE thank you to my dad who installed and wired the lights. Though he taught me some things about wiring and electricity when I was a younger man, I have forgotten much of it. I'm full of many things...electrical engineering (even something as simple as this) is not my forte. Here is how it went.

A PC board was placed on a tangent side of the swell box lighting fixture. The lights were then installed and wired together.

Efficient, Changing, Designing, Adapting our Mentalities

Opus 3 is in FULL SWING! Yes, it's been some time since my last post. However, Opus 3 is a reality and it's all starting to come together. Lots have already been done. With that, where should I start? Well, like I've said in the past, from the ground up! Locating dowel holes were used to position the bottom base to the principal base. There are also two holes for screws, coming from the bottom, to hold down and secure the model.