greatcyber
New member
Just got back from trying out the Commodore. Unfortunately, the pedalboard was not hooked up but was sitting next to the organ. The guy at the shop said he couldn't put it in by himself, but there really wasn't enough room for him to have done it anyway.
The organ is dirty, of course, from being in storage and it has one broken tab for some instrumental sound. All of the drawbars work as do the presets.
The ONLY problem I could hear was that no matter which settings were being used out of the six octaves on the lower manual the highest 4 "c" notes sort of "chirped" when played. A piano tech there told me that they had a similar experience during the Jazz Festival and it turned out to be a loose wire that needed to be soldered. They gave me the name and number of an allegedly fabulous organ technician in the area.
I also read where organs that have been in storage probably need to have their contacts cleaned with something (it's called ox something) and that it is strong enough to get the crud off the contacts but not caustic enough to damage them.
So, I am going to call the tech and ask what he thinks. Bottom line, I am still planning on purchasing the organ. I still feel that $500 is a good deal for purchase and delivery. It has built in leslies so I don't need even more extra space for separate speakers, luckily. I know they sound better, but space is an issue for us. I'm going to have the organ delivered next week.
The place was really incredible. It was inside a piano tuner's storage facility and workshop. There were pianos and pieces thereof in just about every configuration you could possibly imagine. Lots of antiques. From what I saw, they know their pianos and restore them with the utmost of care.
Film at 11.
Stephen
The organ is dirty, of course, from being in storage and it has one broken tab for some instrumental sound. All of the drawbars work as do the presets.
The ONLY problem I could hear was that no matter which settings were being used out of the six octaves on the lower manual the highest 4 "c" notes sort of "chirped" when played. A piano tech there told me that they had a similar experience during the Jazz Festival and it turned out to be a loose wire that needed to be soldered. They gave me the name and number of an allegedly fabulous organ technician in the area.
I also read where organs that have been in storage probably need to have their contacts cleaned with something (it's called ox something) and that it is strong enough to get the crud off the contacts but not caustic enough to damage them.
So, I am going to call the tech and ask what he thinks. Bottom line, I am still planning on purchasing the organ. I still feel that $500 is a good deal for purchase and delivery. It has built in leslies so I don't need even more extra space for separate speakers, luckily. I know they sound better, but space is an issue for us. I'm going to have the organ delivered next week.
The place was really incredible. It was inside a piano tuner's storage facility and workshop. There were pianos and pieces thereof in just about every configuration you could possibly imagine. Lots of antiques. From what I saw, they know their pianos and restore them with the utmost of care.
Film at 11.
Stephen