Wurlitzer organ
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Hand tools: Small pliers with wire cutter or, preferably, small pliers and separate diagonal cutting pliers. But be aware-these signals can be much hotter than line level, so if you’re using a homemade signal tracer with no resistance like this, keep your amp turned down very low. You can use it to "listen in" on your audio signal path in any piece of electronic gear. You can buy one or make one by taking a ¼" mono cable, cutting one end off, and then soldering one alligator clip to the shield (ground) and one to the "hot" wire. When removing components from vintage organs’ rather crude circuit boards, you can also often simply pull a component out with pliers while heating its solder with your regular soldering iron.Īudio Signal Tracer: When working on organs specifically, I probably use this more than my multimeter and almost never need to use my oscilloscope.
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It might be worth getting both (they’re both inexpensive) and seeing which you prefer. "Solder sucker" hand pumps can suck up more solder more quickly, but can be messy. A lead/tin 60/40 blend with a rosin core and a moderate gauge (.062") works well.ĭesoldering tool: I use a powered vacuum desoldering station in my workshop, but before I shelled out the cash for that, I was pretty happily using desoldering wick for all my desoldering. Solder: It is necessary to use lead-based solder when working on vintage electronics. You can get pretty good one for as little as $40–$50. Soldering Iron: A decent, temperature-controlled soldering station makes a huge difference. Here are the basics.Ĭontact cleaner: Get a product labeled "electrical contact cleaner" or "electronic contact cleaner" that does not contain added lubricant.ĭeOxit D100: This "contact conditioner" is expensive and leaves an oily residue, so I use it sparingly, but for those occasions when contact cleaner alone doesn’t quite cut it, it’s a big help. Tools And Suppliesīecause organs are so simple, you don’t need many fancy tools or supplies to work on them.
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Once you learn how to handle these issues, you’ll be ready for many of the problems that can crop up in a currently working organ and be on your way to being able to restore a non-working organ to its former glory. This makes combo organs a great place to start if you’re interested in learning more about the "guts" of electronic instruments or getting into restoring vintage gear. In fact, probably around two-thirds of the combo organ problems I fix at my repair shop Bell Tone Synth Works fall into a few main categories, and they are things that anyone who knows how to solder could fix at home. You tend to find that most suffer from the same types of problems. Though the majority of vintage organs that exist today have their share of issues, as some of the first fully electronic instruments ever made, they are also some of the simplest. You can now enjoy the one hour and fifteen minute broadcast on YouTube with better audio quality by clicking the link below.The warm sounds of 1960s electronic "combo" organs from makers like Vox, Farfisa, Ace Tone, Yamaha, Elka, and more have been heard in popular music for more than 50 years. We were very honored that the " One and Only" Mark Herman featured Opus 501 during his September 26, 2020, Facebook broadcast. Opus 501 is most likely the earliest known example of a WurliTzer Style 260 that is still relatively intact and can be recognized as its original opus! The rebuilt organ consists of 16 ranks with the addition of a Post Horn that was built for the organ by the Austin Organ Company. Over a period of 11 years the organ was completely rebuilt, releathered, refinished, and installed in their residence in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA. The current owners, Barry Howard and Larry Fenner, purchased the organ in 2005 and completed moving it to its current location in 2007. This 3-manual, 15-rank instrument was originally installed in the Lafayette Square Theatre (aka Lafayette Theatre) in Buffalo, New York, in 1922. This website is dedicated to the preservation and restoration ofĪ Style 260 Special WurliTzer Theatre Pipe Organ.