Hammond Organ Technical Information
Replacement of Playing Keys

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5-73. PLAYING KEY.

5-74. Replacement of playing key on upper manual will be accomplished as follows:
  1. Remove the four screws from the left and right-hand side panels of music rack. Tilt the bottom of the rack by lifting the side panels and then remove the rack by pulling outward.
  2. Remove the 2 wood screws and the 2 oval-head bolts from the ends of the drawbar base.
  3. Lift and block up the entire drawbar base.
  4. To remove a black key, loosen its key mounting screw, unhook key from screw, and lift out key.
  5. To remove a white key, loosen its key mounting screw and those of adjacent black keys. Unhook these keys from screws, push them back, and lift out white key.
  6. Insert a replacement key and install by reversing the directions given above for removal.
  7. Adjust the tension of the replacement playing key by comparison with the adjoining key.
5-75. Replacement of playing key on lower manual will be accomplished as follows:
  1. Remove the four screws from the left- and right-hand side panels of the music rack. Tilt the bottom of the rack by lifting the side panels and then remove the rack by pulling outward.
  2. Remove the two oval-head bolts from the ends of the stop base.
  3. Pull out all drawbars to position 8.
  4. Tilt the upper manual as far back as the top of the console will allow, and then wedge or block it in this position.
  5. Complete the replacement of the playing key on the lower manual by following the same procedure given above for upper manual keys.


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