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

[luther rochester]

On 5/22/11 1:21 PM, 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!)
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> Thanks for any advice or thoughts....


Check with Gilberto. He worked for Deagan in the 60s and when they went 
out of business he kept the building and got all the spare parts. He 
still restores instruments up there. I work about 6 blocks from this 
place, and it's where my Deagan vibraharp was manufactured!

http://www.centurymallet.com/

He's a phone guy, not very email-savvy.
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./luther