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Jubileum 235 - Partial Pedal Board Failure (1 reply)
I agree with you about not using sandpaper - but you need to TEST (with an ohmmeter) that the contacts are closing. I suspect they are and the fault is nothing to do with the contacts because eight failing simultaneously is millions to one against. Much more likely there is a bad contact in the connectors or (if the pedals are matrixed) a failed diode. I think you ought to be able to fix this yourself.
There is also the possibility that the fault is in the organ itself. Ideally you need to determine this. A circuit diagram will help if you can get one.
I cannot answer your second question but I think you may need to look for your local organ expert.
csw900
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My son has found that the lower 8 notes on his Jubileum 235 pedal board have stopped working (ironically, he has just returned from an Oundle for Organists course)! We have disconnected the pedal board and endeavoured to clean the contacts using a cotton bud with ispropyl alchohol (I am an electronics engineer who started out life as a radio amateur and repairing domestic applicances and subsequently got a degree in electronic engineering). I am loath to use sand paper (as suggested in a previous thread) to avoid destroying the plating of the contacts.
He also says that there are some manual / stop combinations that are not working, but these have been like that for some time, apparently.
Is there a network of people who can offer in-house survey / repairs, as this is a home practice instrument which is well embedded in our lounge and would not be a trivial exercise to remove?