[analogorgans] Re: Hi, Group - need help
- From: rgrauman@xxxxxxx
- To: analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:34:44 -0400
Hi, Kenneth -
Thanks for your reply. I will stop by a Radio Shack on my way home tonight and
try the cleaning suggestions.
The static starts as soon as I turn the organ on. Or, as soon as it "warms up"
or whatever - within a couple seconds of turning it on. Nothing I do
(expression shoe, changing voicing, jumping around, etc.) has any effect on the
static. It has a mind of it's own. It has slowly worsened over time, in that on
occasion in the past, I have turned on the organ and there was some static. But
when I turned it off, let it sit a minute, and turned it back on again, it was
gone. Not so anymore. And it is really deafening now.
Another malady I have noticed recently (before the static thing became constant
last week and the organ became pretty much unplayable) which may or may not be
related is that after I have been playing for a while (1/2 hour perhaps?),
sometimes everything dies - softer and softer and softer and then nothing. I
turn off, then on again, and everything is fine indefinitely.
I'll let you know the results of the cleaning.
~Ronnie
-----Original Message-----
From: kfedorick@xxxxxxxxxx
To: analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:23 PM
Subject: [analogorgans] Re: Hi, Group - need help
Ronnie,
One quick and dirty thing you might try is to get some contact
cleaner (radio shack). Disconnect the power from the wall. Remove the Leslie
cable from the back of the organ and spray the plug and socket. Plug and
remove the leslie cable a couple of times. Do the same thing on the Leslie end
of the cable. Give it a little time to dry and then see how it works.
Another possibility is the volume control on the Leslie. Mark its
location on the chassis then moves it back and forth a few times and see if
that helps. From that point, we would need to get inside the organ and see if
the pots for the output are dirty.
Question, does the static noise start when you turn the organ on
and continues until you turn it off or do you have to do something to make it
happen, like move the expression shoe, certain voices have to be used, or some
other thing need to happen? Did this just start happening or has it done this
over time?
Kenneth W. Fedorick
1529 West Taylor Road
Las Cruces, NM 88007-5545
(505) 526-5803 Home
(505) 644-9483 Cell
-----Original Message-----
From: analogorgans-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:analogorgans-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of RGrauman@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:06 AM
To: analogorgans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [analogorgans] Hi, Group - need help
Hi. I'm new to this "free lists" thing and I don't know what all the protocols
are or if I'm even on the right list, so if I'm barking up the wrong tree,
please redirect me...
Here's the story: I have a Rodgers 110. It's hooked up to a Leslie. It sounds
like the scratchiest old record player you ever heard. Sometimes it almost goes
away for a few seconds, but then it comes back. I had a Leslie guy come out,
b/c I thought it was that, but no - the Leslie is quiet as a mouse. So,
something's wrong with the organ. The closest repair folks are 1.5 hours away
and it will cost me $400 to have them just come down and scratch their chins,
so I'm hoping someone out there might be able to help me at least diagnose
what's going on here, step-by-step. So far I've lifted the lid and checked the
fuse. No problems there. Any more ideas? Please help. I'm desperate. HUUUUUGE
audition on the 12th.
Thanks...
~Ronnie
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