If like me you have an older organ, my one is a Lowrey Stardust. After a while you will start to notice after many hours of sitting at the organ playing it, that the seat will start to deteriorate rapidly. Continue reading “Lowrey Bench Seat Needs Repair”
Firstly Let’s take a look at the different seat options available on the different models ?
Early models had very basic benches with no padding, but nowadays we have the luxury of a good quality padded seat, some better than others
Not just for personal comfort, but they look better, and add value to make the selling of the organ more lucrative
But what about if something goes wrong, an accident or just ware are tare over time ?
Scratchy and Inconsistent Bass Pedals are the Bain of all older organs and sometimes those that are just a years old.
Here are examples of scratchy and inconsistent bass pedals
And here is the result after the fix – PERFECT !!!
If you have an organ, regardless of being a Lowrey or not, I can assure you the details here will solve the problem.
Bass Pedal Repairs
If you have a Spinet Pedal board on an SU an A or E series Organ, such as the one shown below from an SU530 Stardust. You may find that some of the pedals not working as good as they should.
This will explain and show step by step how to remove them and thoroughly clean them, especially where the all important contacts are !
The full console bass pedals of all organs regarding of the year made, have to withstand quite a lot of heavy use, some may even say they take a lot of abuse ! Because of this, the bass pedals will start to fail at some point, not all at once but some of the pedals …
Continue reading “HOW TO – Clean the Organ’s Bass Pedalboard Contacts if not Working Properly”
There can be times when some of the lights, such as rhythm, solo voices, orchestral voices, pre-set buttons, etc. can suddenly go out for no apparent reason – especially on the older models ? Here is something you can check to fix and prevent this happening again. If or when you open the back up …
Continue reading “Sometimes the lights go out ?”
At some time you may find that the contact of one of the keyboards keys is simply not working. The method shown here will show you step by step how to fix the problem yourself While this method is fairly simple to achieve, it should be noted that you will need to gain full access …
Continue reading “How to Clean Keyboard Contacts not working”
Take your playing to new heights! For whatever reason, you may wish or need to raise the height of the bench. This could be the case even with an OEM factory bench that matches the organ. Perhaps the player is a smaller adult or child. Whatever the case, if you need the bench height to …
Continue reading “HOW TO – Make and Use Bench Riser Blocks”
The back panel of a Lowrey Stardust has eight connections. Three are for MIDI, four are for audio and one is for video. Written by Wes Stewart You can view and download the full Instructions in PDF format below Lowrey Stardust Back Panel a Simple Explanation
If you’re experiencing a hum on your Lowrey organ, there are several potential causes and solutions to consider. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot and maybe resolve the issue: Check the Power Source: Ensure that the organ is properly plugged into a grounded power outlet. Try plugging it into a …
Continue reading “How to stop or reduce the hum on a Lowrey organ”
