Vintage Synth Repair

Hi there,
since a few days i own an beautiful Lowrey symphonic holiday. After some beers it sounds very nice. Well, it has some contact-problems in the keyboard and the rocker switches. I would clean all contacts, but - how the hell - is it possible to maintain these points? I don�t know how to disassemble this beast. I removed the back and this organ is full of circuits and loudspeakers and a lesley and other strange things. Is there a trick to reach the key-contacts?
It is a GTS-model, maybe from 1975 - 1980.

Thank you for some help + cheers to you all

Martin

Hi Martin,

There is a very active combo organ Yahoo group that has some very knowledgeable techs as members.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComboOrgan/?yguid=127450886

That is if you don't get any help here......

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "martinreuter" <FrauReuter@...> wrote:

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> Hi there,
> since a few days i own an beautiful Lowrey symphonic holiday. After some beers it sounds very nice. Well, it has some contact-problems in the keyboard and the rocker switches. I would clean all contacts, but - how the hell - is it possible to maintain these points? I don´t know how to disassemble this beast. I removed the back and this organ is full of circuits and loudspeakers and a lesley and other strange things. Is there a trick to reach the key-contacts?
> It is a GTS-model, maybe from 1975 - 1980.
> 
> Thank you for some help + cheers to you all
> 
> Martin
>

Actually, there's also a very active Lowrey organ group on Yahoo too with folks that would have experience with that organ.
  Paul T


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From: narfman96 <narfman96@...>
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:15 PM
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: How do i have to disassemble an old Lowrey organ?


  
Hi Martin,

There is a very active combo organ Yahoo group that has some very knowledgeable techs as members.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComboOrgan/?yguid=127450886

That is if you don't get any help here......

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "martinreuter" <FrauReuter@...> wrote:

>
> Hi there,
> since a few days i own an beautiful Lowrey symphonic holiday. After some beers it sounds very nice. Well, it has some contact-problems in the keyboard and the rocker switches. I would clean all contacts, but - how the hell - is it possible to maintain these points? I don´t know how to disassemble this beast. I removed the back and this organ is full of circuits and loudspeakers and a lesley and other strange things. Is there a trick to reach the key-contacts?
> It is a GTS-model, maybe from 1975 - 1980.
> 
> Thank you for some help + cheers to you all
> 
> Martin
>

I used to own one of those rare 3 manual G7000 organs...Nothing but trouble...A real nightmare!  Good luck.



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Krull 
  To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:26 AM
  Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: How do i have to disassemble an old Lowrey organ?


    

   Actually, there's also a very active Lowrey organ group on Yahoo too with folks that would have experience with that organ.
    Paul T


  From: narfman96 <narfman96@...>
  To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:15 PM
  Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: How do i have to disassemble an old Lowrey organ?



    
  Hi Martin,

  There is a very active combo organ Yahoo group that has some very knowledgeable techs as members.

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComboOrgan/?yguid=127450886

  That is if you don't get any help here......

  --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "martinreuter" <FrauReuter@...> wrote:

  >
  > Hi there,
  > since a few days i own an beautiful Lowrey symphonic holiday. After some beers it sounds very nice. Well, it has some contact-problems in the keyboard and the rocker switches. I would clean all contacts, but - how the hell - is it possible to maintain these points? I don´t know how to disassemble this beast. I removed the back and this organ is full of circuits and loudspeakers and a lesley and other strange things. Is there a trick to reach the key-contacts?
  > It is a GTS-model, maybe from 1975 - 1980.
  > 
  > Thank you for some help + cheers to you all
  > 
  > Martin
  >

I'm afraid I went through a short free organs from Craigslist phase and I own a Lowrey GX 325 which is the same as the GX 7000 which had keyboard contact troubles. You have to remove the keyboards and individual keys and springs to clean the contacts.  The GX series sound like a bunch of Korg Poly 800s stuck together in a wooden case. During that free organ binge I also aquired a Lowrey H25-3; H25-4; a GAK 25 H1 and a Yamaha 415i and a FS500. As a result of adding these volkswagon sized instruments my studio and basement are a disaster. 
  Paul T

From: Samuel Adams <SamuelAdams7@...>
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: How do i have to disassemble an old Lowrey organ?


  
 
I used to own one of those rare 3 manual G7000 organs...Nothing but trouble...A real nightmare!  Good luck.
 
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 

>From: Paul Krull 
>To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:26 AM
>Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: How do i have to disassemble an old Lowrey organ?
>
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> Actually, there's also a very active Lowrey organ group on Yahoo too with folks that would have experience with that organ.
>  Paul T
>
>
>From: narfman96 <narfman96@...>
>To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:15 PM
>Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: How do i have to disassemble an old Lowrey organ?
>
>
>  
>Hi Martin,
>
>There is a very active combo organ Yahoo group that has some very knowledgeable techs as members.
>
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ComboOrgan/?yguid=127450886
>
>That is if you don't get any help here......
>
>--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "martinreuter" <FrauReuter@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi there,
>> since a few days i own an beautiful Lowrey symphonic holiday. After some beers it sounds very nice. Well, it has some contact-problems in the keyboard and the rocker switches. I would clean all contacts, but - how the hell - is it possible to maintain these points? I don´t know how to disassemble this beast. I removed the back and this organ is full of circuits and loudspeakers and a lesley and other strange things. Is there a trick to reach the key-contacts?
>> It is a GTS-model, maybe from 1975 - 1980.
>> 
>> Thank you for some help + cheers to you all
>> 
>> Martin
>>
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