I felt productive today

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:37 am

So i chopped this organ in half

and then painted it pink

and put flowers on the back of it

Kurbis · Post by **Kurbis** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:07 am

Nice! Love the flowers. Have a demo?

Also, nice MG-1. I want one of those.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:12 am

thanks! the electronics are a little iffy right now, but i'll try to make a demo when i get the insides cleaned out a little more.

I got the mg-1 from my friend for super cheap. you can get some awesome fuzzed out bass noises with it.

Kurbis · Post by **Kurbis** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:20 am

holyCATS1415 wrote:thanks! the electronics are a little iffy right now, but i'll try to make a demo when i get the insides cleaned out a little more.

I got the mg-1 from my friend for super cheap. you can get some awesome fuzzed out bass noises with it.

Lucky, I had to pay loads for my Rogue.

avj · Post by **avj** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:39 pm

Very awesome.

ac88 · Post by **ac88** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:51 pm

where did the volume pedal go? I guess its gone..

Looks ace, I really want to do something similar to my Lowrey Genie organ. I also need to tighten whatever mechanism controls the tuning on that thing because it is slightly sharp.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:41 pm

ac88 wrote:where did the volume pedal go? I guess its gone..

Looks ace, I really want to do something similar to my Lowrey Genie organ. I also need to tighten whatever mechanism controls the tuning on that thing because it is slightly sharp.

the volume pedal is detachable. its this weird 4 pin connector cable. i kept the bottom half with the speaker in and re-enforced it so it still works as a stand when its in my basement. the
top half just lifts off of it. i couldnt tell you what mechanism tunes the organ, im still trying to make the lights i the front come on. mine is pretty in tune (surprisingly). i dumped a lot of
nasty stuff out of it when i initially took it apart.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:14 pm

Nice. Was any of it real wood? It looked like a lot of heavy overhead.

I saw some graffiti once that said:

Government is the necessary wet nurse for people who can't suck for themselves.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:57 am

DGNR8 wrote:Nice. Was any of it real wood? It looked like a lot of heavy overhead.

I saw some graffiti once that said:

Government is the necessary wet nurse for people who can't suck for themselves.

the only real wood on it is the wood i made the very bottom out of. its surprisingly light. i'm excited to drag it out for our next show.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:04 am

this is really cool. what kind of organ is it? it seems like a good one for this project as it is relatively small and simple.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:50 am

Mages wrote:this is really cool. what kind of organ is it? it seems like a good one for this project as it is relatively small and simple.

Thanks! its a Lowrey "Genie". i didn't have to do much to it at all. disconnect the speaker, bypass the volume pedal, cut off the bottom, attach some handles (not shown in photo) and fashion a sturdy bottom for it so it can sit on a keyboard stand. the electronics don't function 100% correctly but its in tune and does what i want it to. i traded an old skateboard for it so i wont be to heartbroken if it decides to stop working. i dont know how many transistor organs i've passed up lying on the side of the street over the years but i have learned that i am never going to waste 400+ dollars for an old combo organ like i had originally had planned on buying (no mater how cool they look).