Halloween 2009 - Haunted Pipe Organ (Animated)
We acquired this 1960's ElectroVoice electronic organ from our neighbor for $20. It had been in her crawl space for years and unfortunately wasn't functioning properly when it was put back together. We decided to turn it into a haunted pipe organ animatronic. When it is finished, the keys will move up and down by themselves as if a ghost is playing the organ. We will fashion fake pipes and dress it up to look like a pipe organ.
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This is the electric organ before any modifications.
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All of the keys and electronics sit on a drawer that slides out the back.
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All of the electronics removed.
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Here are all of the electronics. Some neat vacuum tubes here! One of them says "Made in the U.S.S.R." Keep in mind this unit was built in 1960.
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Here you can see the chord section of the keys removed, along with all of the electronics underneath the keys. Each key as a metal shaft with a rubber "boot" on the end of it.
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View of the underside of the chord keys.
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Removing the electronics from underneath the keys.
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Removing metal brackets from underneath the keys.