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Portative OrganEn: Portative Organ, Portatif organ, Portativ
organ, Portative, Portatif, Portativ, Es: Armonio, Órgano portátil,
Órgano portativo, Órgano de mano, Fr: Orgue portativ, De:
Handorgeln, Portativ, Torsellum, It: Ninfale, Organetto, Organino,
Eo: Portativo, Fi: Portatiivi, Kantourut, Nl: Portatief,
Pl: Portatyw, Sv: Portativ
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Angel playing organetto - 16th century from the
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The Portative Organ was one of the most popular instruments of the
thirteenth through sixteenth centuries. Relatively light in weight, the
instrument, when equipped with a sling, could be carried about and played in
religious processions. The player provides his own wind supply by pumping a
bellows made of sheepskin and wood with his left hand while playing a button
type keyboard of approximately two octaves with his right hand.
Because of its limited air supply, the Portative Organ could only play
one note at a time. Thus it was used for monophonic dance music, or a single
part in a motet, chanson, or other polyphonic work.
Pipes are arranged in one or two rows and have a high lead content. The
key action is mechanical: depressing a key allows air from the bellows to
enter the appropriate pipe. Although the Portative Organ is tuned in
Pythagorean temperament, other temperaments are possible by pushing harder
or more lightly on the bellows.
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RWC
Portative Organ
The Renaissance Workshop Company Ltd. produces two Portative Organs. They
are the culmination of extensive research into the construction of very many
small portable organs.
The metal pipes operate on only 2 inches of air pressure from the single
stroke bellows and produce a clear full sound. Shorter musical passages can
be played with ease whilst longer passages are played by 'phrasing' the
music to give a space (in the same way a singer takes a breath) to re-charge
the bellows.
Both are made from selected oak for all the casework parts, which are
finished to a very high standard with all mouldings pre-cut and hand made
pipes individually voiced and tuned before final fitting and setting up of
the finished organ.
Each instrument is entirely hand built by 'in-house'
experienced craftsmen to special order in our own workshops in Toledo (Spain) to the highest standard of craftsmanship.
They come with 12 months warranty and 12 months free access to our 'helpline' for
advice on setting up, playing and maintenance.
The 1ft Medieval Portative Organ (F-ORP-1) is a miniature organ of
traditional construction in almost every detail. The instrument is supported
by a leather strap slung over the shoulder and played with one hand leaving
the other free to operate the bellows. Our 1ft Portative has a simple pallet action
and 12 hand made pipes.
Disposition: 12 notes c' - g'' (diatonic range). Size: 18"/14" (46cm/36cm)
high, 12" (30cm) wide, 4"(10cm) deep. Weight: 8lbs (3.5kg).
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RWC 2ft portative Organ Finished & Kit |
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The 2ft Portative Organ (F-ORP-2) is a small organ of traditional
construction in almost every detail. The instrument is played in a seated
position, the bellows are blown with one hand leaving the other free for the
keyboard. Our 2ft Portative Organ has a conventional mechanical action and
25 hand made pipes.
Disposition: 25 notes c - c'' (chromatic range). Size: 38"/24" (96cm/60cm)
high, 17" (44cm) wide, 14" (34cm) deep. Weight: 42lbs (19kg).
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Portative Organ Kit
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RWC 1ft portative Organ Kit
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The same instruments are offered in kit form for home assembly.
The price includes the license to build one instrument
for private use and 12 months
free access to our 'helpline' for advice on construction, setting up, playing
and maintenance.
To ensure success, even for the first time builder, each kit includes:
A fully dimensioned life-size drawing and working template,
A manual with clear and concise step-by-step full assembly instructions.
A set of photographs illustrating further each stage.
These organ kits have been designed throughout for accuracy and ease of
assembly. The construction of the bellows of a hand blown organ is the most
complicated part of its assembly. The bellows in our kit have been specially
designed to be simple to make yet effective for playing. The keys and keybed
are pre-drilled leaving no margin for error and the soundboard is fully
formed with all windways/boring completed.
All the casework parts are machined to size from solid oak and have the
detailed edge mouldings pre-cut (oak veneered plywood is used where
stability is essential). Lime pallets, rosewood keys, white leather, split
skin, deer skin, balance pins, pallet springs, felt, washers and fixings are
all included. 'Spotted' metal pipes, voiced ready for final tuning, complete
this comprehensive kit.
Our 1ft Portative Organ Kit (K-ORP-1) builds into a truly portable little
organ with a diatonic range of 12 notes c' - g''. Traditionally
difficult parts such as the bellows have been carefully designed to be
straightforward to make and the soundboard is fully formed with all the
windways and boring completed.
Disposition: c' - g'', 12 notes. Size: 30cm wide, 10cm deep, 45cm high.
Weight: 4kg
Includes leather carrying strap.
1ft Portative Organ kit without pipes (K-ORP-1W). Start building a 1ft
portative organ for less than 1/2 price. Build a 1ft portative organ for the
minimum outlay. This version of our 1ft portative organ kit supplies
everything except the metal pipes leaving you the option to purchase them
later when all the woodworking is finished.
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RWC 2ft portative Organ Finished & Kit |
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Our 2ft Portative Organ Kit (K-ORP-2) builds into a portable table top organ
with a fully chromatic range of 25 notes c - c''. Traditionally difficult
parts such as the bellows have been carefully designed to be straightforward
to make and the soundboard is fully formed with all the windways and boring
completed.
Lime pallets, rosewood keys, white leather, split skin, deer skin,
balance pins, pallet springs, felt, washers and fixings are all included.
Disposition: c - c'', 25 notes. Size: 44cm wide, 34cm deep, 99cm high.
Weight: 19kg
2ft Portative Organ kit without pipes (K-ORP-2W). Start building a 2ft
portative organ for less than 1/2 price. Build a 2ft portative organ for the
minimum outlay. This version of our 2ft portative organ kit supplies
everything except the metal pipes leaving you the option to purchase them
later when all the woodworking is finished.
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Portative Organ Technical Plan
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RWC 2ft portative Organ Kit
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You can make the same
Portative Organ from scratch, following detailed
step-by-step instructions through the construction process in a clear and
concise manner.
A fully dimensioned life-size drawing with templates and a set of photographs
illustrate each stage.
The price includes the license to build one instrument
for private use and 12 months
free access to our 'helpline' for advice on construction, setting up, playing
and maintenance.
This
icon indicates that you can choose between the hard copy of the documents sent by postal mail, or the downloadable electronic files, in
pdf format to your computer. In order to view and print the
pdf
files, you need the free 'Acrobat Reader' program installed in
your computer. Life-size drawings require large printers. Electronic
documents have a reduced price, don't have shipping costs, but are
non-refundable.
1ft Portative Organ Plan: hard copy (P-ORP-1) or
electronic files (D-ORP-1).
2ft Portative Organ Plan: hard copy (P-ORP-2) or
electronic
files (D-ORP-2).
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Portative Organ Accessories and Spare Parts
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RWC Organ pipes
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Set of pipes for 1ft portative Organ (K-ORP-1P). A set of 12 pipes, hand made
in spotted metal, individually voiced ready for final tuning when fitted to
your finished instrument. Diatonic range c' - g''
Set of pipes for 2ft portative Organ (K-ORP-2P). A set of 25 pipes, hand made
in spotted metal, individually voiced ready for final tuning when fitted to
your finished instrument. Chromatic range c - c''.
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Portative Organ Availability and delivery time
Not all of the items listed on our
site are available immediately. Products without a reference nor a price are
rarely available for quick dispatch. If you are interested in them, please
contact us.
We publish standard availability, which means that this product
usually ships in that time since it has been ordered. But at the
specific time of your order, that interval can be longer or smaller
depending on many production factors. In addition, you still will have to
wait for your product to arrive (delivery time). [More
info about availability & delivery dates]
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Drawing |
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Portative Organ Configuration, References and Prices
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[1] Price,
Payment and Ordering Information Prices and Exchange rates
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VAT and
shipping costs.
They are shown in
RWC.
The following exchange rates are valid on
April 28th, 2020.
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1 RWC= |
1.585
GBP |
1.725
EUR |
1.973
USD |
210.4
JPY |
2.744
CAD |
3.017
AUD |
1.925
CHF |
144.3
RUB |
13.97
CNY |
35.84
ZAR |
46.99
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