Need help with Rheem Kee Bass!! Strange interface

[skizofonik]

Just received my kee bass! There is an interface on the side... I wonder what can I plug in this? The unit is noisy, clicks and pops a lot. Someone messed around in this keyboard...

Here are the pics!

The interface


The wires coming from it


The board


Schematic

[andyg]

Looks like a computer interface of some kind. Old printer port or RS232, something like that. If so, should be easy to get the plug you need. Or, as part of the restoration/rebuild, you could replace with a multi-way plug and socket of your own choice.

[tonewheel1966]

Looks like an SCSI (pronounced scuzzy) socket. I've got one on my Kurzweil K2000S for attaching a CD Rom

[skizofonik]

Interresting! I doubt I'll use it though

[jdoc]

post a picture of the whole unit........please, we like pictures

[skizofonik]

here it is! its really pretty!!

[jdoc]

that is awesome...maybe someone midi'ed it or something with that wierd input to plug into a Kurzwiel or something????, I had a cheap knockoff on that back in the 70's that never worked right....neither did my left hand, 2 bands used the Fenders for bass, the Doors and Edward Bear iirc

[skizofonik]

Yeah... I discovered that it needs tuning! Tried to play with it on top off my M3 but the notes weren't the same!!

My question is.... can a TWG organ go out of tune?

[jdoc]

if you open it up it likely has tuning pots (see a bunch in your one picture), Hammonds are locked to 60HZ (or 50HZ rest of the world) by design unless issues , unlikely on an M3 unless you are running on a generator, older gear tended to drift, sometimes badly.