![]() Next I check to see if all the tubes light up. If you plug it in and turn it on without seeing any smoke thats the main thing. I have come across several used church organs of different brands. ![]() Not at all sure if i can do anything about fixing this instrument, but at this point I have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. If anyone has any insights on old instruments such as this or similar, or resources to where and with whom I might find some technical documentation, that would be great. What I need are schematics, or at least a good block diagram schematic. So far, in a quick search of the internet, I cannot find anything other than user's manuals. Of course, there could be cascade failures, but if I can eliminate the major issues, finding the secondaries should be repairable. Seeing nothing obvious, my guess is power-supply related or amp related, and the most obvious problems would be tube-related, or a large cap or two in the power supply. It powers on, but only delivers a 60Hz hum.įrom what I understand, this unit was from the 40s or 50s, and obviously is all vacuum tubes. ![]() I opened the back panel and in a hasty review could see no reason for any failure. Our church has a Baldwin Model 4 organ which (according to the parishioners) hasn't worked for years.
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