Suppliers

In the course of this oddityodyssey I have sourced bits and pieces from all over the place.  Here is a list of my major suppliers.

Wyvern Organs is not exactly a supplier in the strict sense of the word, but I started this journey with the purchase of a 45 year old analogue Wyvern instrument (model name ‘Passau’).  I then moved on to a much larger – and sprightlier, at a mere 35 years old – Wyvern console which I think might have been custom built, as it does not have a model name and came with a collection of several previous chipsets for the instrument, being software upgrades and voicing modifications from between 1986 and 1997.  Wyvern continue to build and supply instruments of outstanding quality, both in physical and tonal finishing.  Lovely instruments, and a joy to play.

Norwich Organs is no longer, strictly speaking, in business.  However, the former chief engineer continues to support and maintain Norwich Organs instruments, and others of a similar vintage, up and down the country.  I suspect he is actually busier now than when he was “working”.  Norwich Organs supplied the manuals, and I have purchased/been given lots of other bits and pieces as and when needed.  Along with the components I have received a wealth of advice, given freely and with good humour.  Anyone interested in building their own instrument would do well to contact Norwich Organs to see what is currently in the shed.  Sheds.

midi-hardware.com supplied the MIDI modules, and have been a friendly source of help and support when things inevitably go wrong.  My advice is: If Mr Sowa tells you to do something in a certain way, just do it.  He’s right.

midiboutique.com for a few other MIDI bits which midi-hardware.com doesn’t produce.

Sundry eBay sellers, too numerous to mention, have supplied equipment, consumables, other equipment that I didn’t actually need but looked interesting, consumables-I-thought-I-wanted-but-didn’t, and diversionary toys.

Imperial Teas for some of the best tea I have ever drunk.

And Nespresso for when tea just isn’t enough. Which is often.