Hammond Organ Key Contact Cleaning

Shows the internal key contacts buss bars and tiny resistance or contact wires.

Hammond organ key contact cleaning. Hammond organ cleaning the keyboard area part ii. The basic procedure like with the switches is to blast the key contact and rod with contact cleaner and work the key up and down many times. First try striking the offending key 15 to 20 times in a rapid staccato manner to dislodge the dust particles and to clear the contacts. 46323 morning william the deoxit contact cleaner rejuvenator will be perfect for this application.

They look somewhat bent too. Thank you very much william hammond ind. Shows what happens when a hammond tonewheel organ key is pressed. In the can so i could clean it.

Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Until 1975 hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier. First pull out all the drawbars to their full on position. Problem with the lower manual high c key contacts lining up.

This is attributed to al goff in a keyboard magazine interview. Various models have been produced most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. If possible you ll want to clean both the key contacts and the buss bars but depending on the design of the organ this can be tricky. I m relieved this is the only key with this issue.

You can use a spray dn5s 6n or liquid d100p or d100l 2db or d50w. Older keyboards that haven t been cleaned for ages might have discoloration over the entire keyboard and. Hammond xk 5 multi key contact duration. What is the price can and how many oz.

Realistically if this step doesn t fix the problem to your liking it may be time for a busbar lube job. This will most commonly be found near the center of the keyboard where your hands are most frequently placed. Fortunately cleaning hammond organ keys is relatively simple. The wiring loom in the manual scares me.

From the rear of the organ spray deoxit contact clean or another spray contact cleaner into the back of each drawbar using the spray nozzle extension tube that s supplied with each product.