It also attaches slightly different to the shelf as you will see. Mine is the type which has an adjustment screw on each key. But as you will see there is a slight difference between this keybed and my own. Luckily I have a complete continental which I used as a template for replicating the shelf. We're going to put it back to the original state. Someone tried to retrofit this organ with a hammond waterfall type keyboard, as the story goes. Today I worked on fashioning a replacement shelf because the original was missing. Since this piece is about 1 inch wider than I will need, I also used a few wood screws for good measure along the extra to help clamp it down. Pay attention to match the crown of the wood. Generous amount of woodglue applied to both pieces. Sheet of 3/4 inch plywood from local hardware store Once this dries, I will get creative with my router to plane it to the correct thickness, size and make all of the necessary cutouts like the original. This left me with a 24 inch by 48 inch piece of 1 1/2 inch thick plywood. I sliced the piece in two lengthwise using a sabre saw and then applied a generous amount of yellow wood glue to both pieces and clamped them together. Most economical way to get this non-standard thickness was to purchase a 2 foot by 4 foot piece of 3/4 inch plywood from my local hardware store. When it comes to wood working, I do not have many fancy tools so I make due with what I have. First order of business here is to get a piece of plywood together that is 1 1/8 inches thick. Luckily I have the complete Italian continental which I can use to make a replica of this shelf. The original shelf is constructed from 1 1/8 inch thick plywood, is approximately 11 inches wide and 34 inches long. The missing key frame assembly piece has been supplied by a donor organ! So work now begins to fabricate the other piece that was missing - namely the large wooden shelf that hinges up and many of the organ components mount to.
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If anyone out there has a parts organ that may be able to supply the missing pieces we need, please send email to of the boards got cracked in shipment Meanwhile, here are some pics of the parts and also a picture of my working V301E/2 and the aluminum piece (corner circled) that we need. The project is on hold while we look for that part. We will require a donor part to continue. I think I have a good shot at being able to remanufacture the wooden frame but that aluminum piece is custom machined. This is the piece that has slits milled in it for the plastic key contact levers to slide into. 1) The wooden frame that the keybed mounts onto has been chopped and only a small piece of it is left 2) The aluminum piece that mounts under the key contact levers is missing. But for now here are photos of the organ as delivered and first order of business will be to catalog the parts.Īfter carefully laying out each part on the workbench, I unfortunately found that a couple of big pieces are missing. We will get to the repair of those pieces. Some tracings have been broken and boards themselves are cracked apparently due to the parts shifting around in transit. At first glance, there are some boards which have been cracked in shipment and those will need to be repaired. The first order of business will be to catalog the parts on hand. Having been able to track down the previous owner through the miracle of the Internet, I learned that it was perfectly functional prior to being taken apart. This organ as you can see from the photos is completely taken apart.
It pretty much can't get any worse than this folks. With the owners permission I will post pictures of the project and a description of how it comes together so it can aid other vox organ enthusiasts in the repair of their organs. It is currently completely dissassembled. I was contacted to assemble this organ from the ground up.
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Nate's Vox Continental Organ Project Page Nate's Vox Continental Organ Project PageĬLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO PROJECT #1 WHICH IS A COMPLETED ITALIAN VOX SERIAL NUMBER 1041833
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