Question about Hammond C3 Organ

[knox06]

While I was playing the organ at church on Sunday, it sounded as if the bass went out completly while I was playing shouting music. When the service went to worship, the organ sounded fine. Sometimes when I'm playing the pedals, the bass sounds like it comes and goes from time to time. Does anyone know what this problem might be and is it able to be fixed? Or should my church look at buying a new leslie?

[docjohn]

time  to get a service tech;it could be anything as simple as having pushed the pedal drawbars in to "off" to a short.Not enough info.

[knox06]

I'm wondering if the drawbars need cleaning. As I said, after we went from praise to worship, the bass came back in. Last time the tech came out, he fixed a wire that went to the bass, but he said that shouldn't be the problem. I just wonder why the bass comes in and out from time to time. Thanks for you help doc. I will have to get my tech guy out here.

[under13]

yeah, call ur tech.

[docjohn]

the only other thing I can think to do,with the organ on and the pedals playing,slide the bench out of the way.Slip the pedals out a bit,move them back in a little to one side ;then the other.I quess if they all went out it's possible a lack of contact from misalignment.Also-check the rebound on the pedals;if they are not adjusted right-that might give you some issues.Don't be wearing your sunday best; you will be on all 4 -those pedals are HEAVY.

The pedal tension can be adjusted by unscrewing the cover at the bench end.You will see the nuts that hold them in place;if I remember it takes a 1/4 nut driver to loosen tighten.Some one described this in the organ room about 1 1/2 yrs ago,search the organ room archives under "pedals" have fun

[knox06]

Thanks Man. Yeah, I had my tech come out a few month ago and look at the pedals. He tighten them for me and fixed a wire on the bass speaker. I'm not sure if I had too much bass during my shouting music, but it went out on me and came back when i started playing worship music. I will try to adjust those pedals some and see if they are aligned right. I called my tech and he said it can't be the wire again. However, we are a church who loves to praise God, so I wasn't sure if the vibration of the bass had anything to do with the wire. When I get back to church, I will try all of these options. Thanks so your help as I am very new to the organ and we just bought this organ the first of the year. It is used and an older organ, so I get worried about every little problem I hear. Thanks again.

[docjohn]

it's like when your kid gets sick- I know;part of the whole musicians' " psyche"

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