Hammond Organ Key Contact Cleaning

Fortunately cleaning hammond organ keys is relatively simple.

Hammond organ key contact cleaning.

Older keyboards that haven t been cleaned for ages might have discoloration over the entire keyboard and. Hammond xk 5 multi key contact duration. Thank you very much william hammond ind. They look somewhat bent too.

First pull out all the drawbars to their full on position. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. If possible you ll want to clean both the key contacts and the buss bars but depending on the design of the organ this can be tricky. I m relieved this is the only key with this issue.

Hammond organ cleaning the keyboard area part ii. Shows what happens when a hammond tonewheel organ key is pressed. The basic procedure like with the switches is to blast the key contact and rod with contact cleaner and work the key up and down many times. The wiring loom in the manual scares me.

46323 morning william the deoxit contact cleaner rejuvenator will be perfect for this application. Various models have been produced most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. From the rear of the organ spray deoxit contact clean or another spray contact cleaner into the back of each drawbar using the spray nozzle extension tube that s supplied with each product. This is attributed to al goff in a keyboard magazine interview.

Realistically if this step doesn t fix the problem to your liking it may be time for a busbar lube job. Problem with the lower manual high c key contacts lining up. This will most commonly be found near the center of the keyboard where your hands are most frequently placed. The hammond organ is an electric organ invented by laurens hammond and john m.

You can use a spray dn5s 6n or liquid d100p or d100l 2db or d50w. In the can so i could clean it. First try striking the offending key 15 to 20 times in a rapid staccato manner to dislodge the dust particles and to clear the contacts. Cleaning the entire keyboard area not just the keys without taking the unit apart.

Shows the internal key contacts buss bars and tiny resistance or contact wires.