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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>15 years ago I’ve been given a vintage Electrohome Kinsman Clarion organ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>that had 2 x 61 keys pretty ‘water fall’ keyboards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>And this organ was made of nice walnut wood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>A ton of 12AU7 tubes in it (LOL..)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>I salvaged one of the manuals to make a ‘basic’ MIDI master keyboard.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>The first picture shows the other remaining manual stored in my basement..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>The second picture shows the actual finished product.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>I used some of the original organ’s wood parts for my casing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><u><span lang=EN-CA>By the way the remaining manual is for sale<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>But it is heavy and made of sturdy metal (no plastic).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>Each key has 4 separate brass contacts touching bus bars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><img width=1495 height=1037 style='width:15.5729in;height:10.802in' id="Image_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DD3F81.520540F0"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-CA>>>> W dniu 2026-09-07 o 17:43, Steve via Synth-diy pisze:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> Howdy,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> I met a very young fella who became enthusiastic about playing <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> church organs, where I practise singing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> He is not averse to some tinkering, if not super experienced. He <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> e.g. MIDI-fied the pedals he got used "cheap" using a MIDI-fying <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> kit, I reckon like how Doepfer or similar sell them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> He has been looking for months now, for an affordable solution to <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> get some manuals i.e. keyboards assembled to be able to play the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> GrandOrgue software on a computer at home.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> I gave him the tip of looking for salvagable home organs of the <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> 1970s or so... But those seem to have mostly 4 octaves per manual.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> He says he needs 61 keys.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> I am wondering now:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> 1. were there ever home organs one might get for cheap or free <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> today, made with modular-ish key assemblies, where you could use <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> parts from more than one organ to assemle an octave more for each <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> manual? I remember seeing some YT disassembly vids of 1980s or so <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> keyboards where they had octave-wise panels.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> 2. speaking of: are there any old mass-market keyboards one might <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> get cheaply, from what ever decade, with 61 keys which one might <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> salvage? Reasonable playable ones, too? :-D I'd reckon they were <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> made in a max cheap way that doesn't invite well the extraction of <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> only the keys/matrix parts, but who knows.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> - Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>>>>> ________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This is the Synth-diy mailing list<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Submit email to: <a href="mailto:Synth-diy@synth-diy.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Synth-diy@synth-diy.org</span></a> View archive at: <a href="https://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Check your settings at: <a href="https://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Selling or trading? 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