Hello -- after reading the MMD for a long time, I have my first
question.

I want to buy (or have me built) a new organ, most probably to
Mr. Alderman's 26-tone scale, with paper-strip control.  However, in
addition to that, I want electronic control from a computer.  Here,
I plan the (in my opinion) simplest form:

Each tube to the tracker bar also goes to an electro-magnetic valve
which is operated by a "MIDI-to-many note specific wires" electronic
board.  There is a company (I think called jwelectronics) in the UK that
sells such boards, but maybe there are others.  The questions I have:

a.  Is all that a good idea?  Has anyone experience with a similar setup?

b.  Does anyone know where to get valves for this?  Could I risk building
them myself (I am quite a good general metal- and wood-worker, but have
no special experience with organ valves or organs at all, for that
matter).

c.  Does anyone know of other "MIDI-to-many-wires" boards?

Thanks a lot

Harald M. Mueller

 [ Contact MMDer John Wale <john@jwelectronics.free-online.co.uk>
 [ about his MTP-1 MIDI controller.  Production of the Octet UM-1
 [ MIDI controller has been assumed by MIDIator Systems of San Diego,
 [ California, contact MMDer Ron Perry <ron@midiator.com>  Are any
 [ other firms supplying MIDI-to-parallel converters?  -- Robbie