[sdiy] Deagan Chime attachment for Pipe organ repair help?

[ASSI]

On Sunday 22 May 2011, Sam Ecoff wrote:
> Hi guys, sorry if this is too OT. The church I play organ at has a set of
> Deagan chimes which can be played from a small keyboard attached to the
> organ. It appears that it's a system in which solenoids actuate hammers
> and strike the chimes. Anyhow... some aren't striking as loudly as
> others, and I'd like to take a look at it. However, I'm hoping to find
> some resources on the web before I go digging around inside it, or
> better still, someone who actually restores these things professionally
> (I have my hands full with an SDIY refurb at the moment!) 

First and second hit on Google leads to this:

http://www.deagan.com/restoration-process-for-degan-chimes.htm

There also are a few videos on Youtube that give a good idea of how some of 
the different models work, even though nobody seemed to have zoomed in on 
the details of the actuation mechanism.

If the chimes all still work and ring/damp correctly and it's just the 
loudness, the problem will likely be purely mechanical, e.g. alignment, worn 
strike tips or mechanical resistance due to grime, dirt or missing 
lubrication.


Achim.
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