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So, let me ask this question. When I press most notes on my keyboard, it's like the glide is on., and that just pressing one note or any note. Not 2 at the same time. Is this due to dirty contacts on the keyboard keys. And, it's not on all keys but a majority. Some keys play normally. Thanks!
This whole operation would have been a lot nicer if it had audio to explain exactly what you are doing. I have 2 MiniMoogs badly in need of restoration. You obviously KNOW what you are doing BUT I certainly don't. Anything electronic is SCARY, even moreso without the knowledge to fix it.
I really love these type of videos BUT, why don’t they ever start with “Step #1: Get yourself about 7-10 thousand dollars worth of woodworking tools and equipment” 🤣
Haha! I started with crap hand tools in the living room of my rental house in the hood! But that was before RU-vid had anything on it but “Charlie Bit My Finger”. Now any bozo can show you how to hack stuff together with zero tools.
Love it! Seems my tweed inside curve where it splits has the filler patch underneath the main sheet rather than a little triangle on top. Who knows, maybe both were used depending upon the person.
Have you ever covered an amp with canvas? Would you recomend it? I am building myself a combo organ and am considering using canvas instead of tolex as a budget friendly option.
Yes! I used heavy waxed army surplus green on a few amps. Look up “The Anvil” or the “Marshal Law” at the Deluxe Amplification website. You’ll see them. Canvas has threads that can pull out and run if you aren’t careful with orientation. So use a really sharp blade and change it often. You can also shellac canvas afterward.
Hmmm. Maybe. Couldn’t hurt to try! The nice thing about tolex glue is that it can be reworked with a heat gun. Headliner adhesive might not. Been a while since I’ve used it. Back in the day tho… seems like I had a stable of cars that had sagging headliners that I repaired. The downside of that adhesive is that when you use it you’ll never remember the process down the road. Haha.
Fender case vid ? I have two with a weird stickiness due to faulty covering from factory but they are custom for the instruments so would love to recover. Or have to toss cause the finish is dissolving thru the covering.
Yikes. I’d try and save them if you can. If they are shellacked they probably didn’t dissolve real flakes but used something with waxiness in it. The real stuff isn’t tacky. You might get away with just a sealer coat.
I like to live on the edge so I go full power but you can really melt everything if you aren’t quick and careful. I’ve done a gozillion so I’m pretty comfortable skirting disaster.
our church has a hammond organ with leslie speaker that no current member remembers even being played. we want to get rid of it. what can we do with it? how to sell it?
Different models are worth different amounts. Condition is a factor. Without an organ to connect and test it you wont be able to get as much as you could. There’s a tag on the bag that says the model # if you decide to list it on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.
I have a great fact about this Hammond model. It was originally modeled after the monumental telharmonium and it uses the same exact technology but way WAY smaller and with an amplifier on the speakers.
Thanks so much. These are hard to make especially as a one man show. I’m building all the time but rarely have the time or energy required to film it so I appreciate the encouragement!
The paper will be too heavy if you fill too much. It is better use low density sponge (EVA) to fill into the cabinet of amp. Other, it is better to plug out the tubes during you shipping it.
Mostly paper is cheap and if you use it well the tubes won’t shift. Pretty much all production amps ship with tubes installed. Once back in the day I sold a BF deluxe reverb on EBay (20 years ago) and I took the tubes out and wrapped them separately. Dude got the amp and said it was broken and wouldn’t work. Took it to a tech and wanted me to pay for it. Tech found a tube jammed in with the index key broken. So ever since then I just leave them in and pack the cavity well. Never had a tube fallout and I’ve shipped a gozillion since then.
Tolex is vinyl, which is highly toxic, especially when heated and in the form of micro particles. So heating up vinyl with a heat pistol and scratching it off is a very bad idea, health-wise
Just finished my Deluxe-sized cab using this tutorial - it was very helpful, and it's very challenging to get the cuts right. Also, he doesn't include gluing the top and bottom pieces, which were the most challenging - contact cement-wise.
Great video and awesome skills. You made it look easy! also considering this is cream tolex, it might get messy really easy if your work table has any dust or gunk. Clean work.
What/where is the pin connector cord coming out of the Leslie connected to? Did you say you have yours plugged into a pre-amp? I have a Leslie 205 with a type 6148-1 built in amp. I'm not sure how to run a guitar through it. Thanks.
First thing I’d look up is Dr Fishsticks. He makes the cheapest/best entry level connectors to hook stuff into Leslies. If he’s got one for that model you’re golden. The Trek ii preamp I’ve got was expensive but it covers several Leslie types.
Thanks! I couldn’t believe that the internet didn’t have answers to this and that I had to guess and buy stuff. But, yeah! You don’t have to guess! It works!
Nice to see another synth player!!! I used to do something similar, but used my macbook instead of the Kenton. I wish I'd known about it then. I'm now too tied into the macbook and the sounds in Mainstage. I like the idea of your setup though!
Thanks I just had to noodle it out and buy the stuff to try. The internet was eerily silent on the matter! But nobody should have to roll the dice now. It works!
The outside 22ish degree can be done without slitting the edge face. Lap your corners ans then do 1 cut for perfect seams. Respectfully, change or ditch the gloves after glueup. That was painful and awkward to watch.
After adding tweed cloth to my speaker cabinet, the back panel has a fairly snug fit. Do a couple coats of shellac add any thickness effecting the fit?
