[HAM] Adjusting pickup rods

[Alan Lenhoff]

Mission accomplished!

And it only took help from the four people who
responded to my question, my daughter (who helped me
move the organ away from the wall – can’t be too
careful a few months after hernia surgery), my
neighbor (who donated a ground lug) and Scott
Hawthorn, whom I called with some questions.  (Well,
actually I spoke TWICE with Scott.  As an electronics
illiterate, how am I supposed to know that lower
resistor values result in greater volume reduction?) 
;-)

Anyway, after using my poor man’s decade box (a pair
of alligator clip leads and a bag full of resistors),
I soldered in a resistor to lower the volume of the
offending tone. The magic value turned out to be 51
ohms. The organ sounds great!

(And just as I finished, the sun came out for the
first time in days in southern Michigan. I decided to
take this as an omen from Laurens Hammond that my work
was done, and I ought to take a celebratory 30 mile
bike ride.  So, now the organ sounds perfect, and I’m
high on biking endorphins.  Life is good.)

Thanks to all who discouraged me from fiddling with
the pickup rods. A special thanks to Scott, whose
patience and detailed instructions were invaluable. 
(And thanks to Don for letting Scott come out to
play!)

Alan

--- Scott Hawthorn <organfreak at donobi.net> wrote:
<snip> 
> Hugh's advice to shunt the tone to ground is good.
> This may be only a few 
> ohms. Fortunately, the tiny resistors available at
> most Radio Shacks will 
> work, Get some 10 ohms and some smaller ones.
> 
>


       
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