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I would like to remove the legs from my L-112. I am new to the forum and any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Resisting the urge to suggest a hatchet, I'll wonder publicly why you need to remove the legs. Spinet organs tend to be front-heavy, and removing the legs can make the organ prone to tip forward.Originally posted by GregK View Post
I'm not exactly sure how they are attached to the console, but they are either screwed on (and can be unscrewed), or connected from the inside of the console. I wouldn't suggest attempting to remove them until someone with more knowledge weighs in and lets you know for sure.
Again, I would NOT suggest removing the legs because it will make the organ tipsy toward the front.
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L112, they aren't removable unless you use a saw.Comment
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...or a hatchet. Matter of preference. Chop vs hack.... ;)1955 B3, Leslie 21H and 147. Hammond A100 with weird Leslie 205. 1976 Rhodes. Wurlitzer 200A. Yamaha DX7/TX7. Korg M1. Yamaha C3 grand, 67 Tele blond neck, Les Paul Standard, PRS 24, Gibson classical electric, Breedlove acoustic electric, Strat, P Bass, Rogers drum kit, Roland TD 12 digital drums, Apollo quad, older blackfaced Fender Twin, other amps, mics and bits and pieces cluttering up the "studio."Comment
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Leave them be!
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The standard L, though sharing the same basic lower cabinet dimensions, has small feet at the front, to prevent it tipping over forward. Take the legs off an L112 and you might be asking for trouble unless you somehow added those feet.
I'm sure there are some on here who have seen the results of a legless organ tipping forward. I have, a couple of times, and it wasn't pretty. Both write-offs.
Personally, I think they suit the style, so I'd leave them.It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
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I am aware of that the legs keep the organ from tipping. Mine are pretty beat up. Also, to my taste they are too skinny in relation the body of the organ. I was thinking of replacing them with something beefier or removing them completely and adding cantilevered feet to the bottom (like a trestle table).Comment
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In that case, it's all down to your woodworking skills. Remove them carefully and replace with something that's in keeping with the design. Then veneer/varnish/stain/polish to match.It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
New website now live - www.andrew-gilbert.com
Current instruments: Roland Atelier AT900 Platinum Edition, Yamaha Genos, Yamaha PSR-S970, Kawai K1m
Retired Organs: Lots! Kawai SR6 x 2, Hammond L122, T402, T500 x 2, X5. Conn Martinique and 652. Gulbransen 2102 Pacemaker. Kimball Temptation.
Retired Leslies, 147, 145 x 2, 760 x 2, 710, 415 x 2.
Retired synths: Korg 700, Roland SH1000, Jen Superstringer, Kawai S100F, Kawai S100P, Kawai K1Comment
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Greg,
You might want to use painter's tape to protect the veneer at your cut line from saw "chatter." I wonder, though, if there is a way to detach. The L-102 has very nice looking brass fittings and joinery.
If all else fails: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ONE-PAIR-OF...75.c100623.m-11955 B3, Leslie 21H and 147. Hammond A100 with weird Leslie 205. 1976 Rhodes. Wurlitzer 200A. Yamaha DX7/TX7. Korg M1. Yamaha C3 grand, 67 Tele blond neck, Les Paul Standard, PRS 24, Gibson classical electric, Breedlove acoustic electric, Strat, P Bass, Rogers drum kit, Roland TD 12 digital drums, Apollo quad, older blackfaced Fender Twin, other amps, mics and bits and pieces cluttering up the "studio."Comment
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Here is a quick sketch of legs I am proposing.Comment
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My old E-100 tipped on its face while being transported by less than careful couriers. Suffered some facial damage which I cannot repair. The E-100 comes without front legs but is still a little "face-heavy" so prone to tip forward. To remedy this, and to cover damages caused by the tipping to the toes of the feet I designed and fitted two strips about 1/2" thick and 2,5" wide slightly longer than the feet proper - protruding about 4" towards the front. These I attached with screws and strong glue to the lower sides of the feet, one on each side of each foot. The frontal gap I filled in with suitably shaped wedges to blend in with the contours of the feet and stained them the same color as the rest of the cabinet. They appear similar to your sketch but not quite as long. Mine extends the existing feet by about 4" only and proves to be quite sufficient extra support, besides lending a somewhat trimmed look to the original plain looking feet.
Elegantly put: It gives my old E-100 a pair of pretty feet...:->
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They should do nicely, longer than the feet on the standard model and I like the way they curve to match the sides of the organ.It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
New website now live - www.andrew-gilbert.com
Current instruments: Roland Atelier AT900 Platinum Edition, Yamaha Genos, Yamaha PSR-S970, Kawai K1m
Retired Organs: Lots! Kawai SR6 x 2, Hammond L122, T402, T500 x 2, X5. Conn Martinique and 652. Gulbransen 2102 Pacemaker. Kimball Temptation.
Retired Leslies, 147, 145 x 2, 760 x 2, 710, 415 x 2.
Retired synths: Korg 700, Roland SH1000, Jen Superstringer, Kawai S100F, Kawai S100P, Kawai K1Comment
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Thank you for your kind words. I would like to clean the electrical contacts on this old organ with something like CRC Electronics Cleaner. Any advice, links, videos, etc. would be appreciated.Comment
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Use CRC QD Contact Cleaner. A little more expensive than their Electronics Cleaner but more effective IME.Comment
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Thanks for the tip.
I really need more basic advice as I am unfamiliar with the inside of this organ. I know I have to add tonewheel oil. What else should I clean or oil? I would think that whatever electrical contact the keys make would need service. How do I go about this?
Should I post this question as a new forum topic?Comment
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