[analogorgans] Re: My 330 moving adventure

  • From: thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:08:38 -0500

Well durn, I would have like to have it. Know where there might be another one....
Where did you get the manual, I need one.
Thanks for the reply.
By the way, I saw the artistes being manufactured at the factory. I was friends with peter Moeller III before the company went out of business.
Tom
At 12:57 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote:


I sold the Artiste for $2000.00 to a fellow in Indiana who flew out,
rented a U-haul and picked it up.  Sure was fun working on it.
Yes, I have a manual for the 220.....
Bernie in ND


> Jack, > What happened to your artiste.... Also do you have a manual for the 220.. > T. Harrison > At 11:06 AM 7/26/2005, you wrote: > >>Jack, >>That's why I hesitate every time I open up the Cambridge 220. What's >> even >>more scary is when you're working on a 50,000 watt FM transmitter and you >>get something in the wrong place and draw a 3 inch arc that sounds like a >>shotgun! I guess that's why I quit that business, not wanting to die of >>heart failure. >>Could you determine exactly the spot that arced when your wings were put >>back? Do you have a manual to trace out the Sfzd circuit? I love the >>Sfz...although that alone is not "wife friendly" when she is present. I >>wanted to see just what those two 100 watt amps and speaker cabinets >> would >>do, so when she was gone, I ear-plugged up...and "opened it up". >>Unfortunately, one of the speakers was up against the stairway wall, and >> I >>developed a fairly large plaster crack right behind the speaker, on the >>other side of the wall. Sure blows your hair back a lot better than the >>Moller Artiste Pipe Oprgan I had! >> >>Good luck in tracking down the problem... >> >>Bernie in ND >> >> >> > As some of you know, I was shopping for a cable to relocate an S-100 >> amp, >> > mounted internally, to my amp rack located in the basement and move my >> 330 >> > to a different location in the living room. I needed about 20 feet. >> When >> > I opened the racks on the 330, I discovered the amp was mounted next >> to >> > the power supply and already had a 10 foot cable attached. I also had >> > longer than needed S-100 cables connected to the rest of my amps. So, >> I >> > cut out a 10 foot section of the old cable and spliced it into the >> short >> > cable and behold, a new cable was born. >> > >> > When all was done and reconnected, I applied power to test the system >> > after carefully testing everything with my volt/ohm meter and >> soldering >> > all the connections. I was greeted with a loud hum and a sound like a >> > sizzle. What a nightmare. I actually think my heart stopped beating. >> At >> > that moment, I believed I blew up my 330. I quickly removed power and >> > rechecked everything. >> > >> > To make a long story short, I must have place the 3 circuit racks too >> > close together when closing up the 330. Something must have touched >> and >> > grounded out a circuit. I only accidentally discovered this when I >> > checked the status of the fuse mounted on the back of the pre-amp >> output >> > board. I turned on the power when the racks were open and the hum was >> > absent. After carefully closing up the organ, each rack separately, >> and >> > applying power each time, I discovered that all is well. However, my >> > carelessness cost me my Sforzando setting. Neither piston nor toe >> stud >> > works. I must have shorted out this circuit. But I can live without >> this >> > feature. >> > >> > During this move, I also purchased two Cerwin-Vega CLSC-215 speakers. >> > Awesome. They replaced two W-6 cabinets. They have half the foot >> print >> > and are much more wife friendly. Rated at 400 watts each, I could use >> > just a little more amp power, but for the living room, I can live with >> > this also. Hope you enjoyed this (mis)adventure. >> > >> > Jack Webber >> > Odenton MD >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.5/58 - Release Date: 7/25/2005 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.5/58 - Release Date: 7/25/2005 > > > > >






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