Oil Dripping?

[David Everson]

Hello organ enthusiasts!

I'm new here ... howdy. Our church's Hammond B2 (serial #50260) has dripped some of its oil onto the board beneath the volume pedal (see picture number 1). It appears to have dripped from one of the four openings/access points (see pictures 2 and 3). It seems like oil is supposed to come out of these openings (since I could see and touch oil in all four of them). Did we add to much oil during our last maintenance and the dripping is a kind of overflow?

I'm not sure why this has happened. Do you?
If it's a problem, what is the solution?

Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Take care,
David


Picture 1


Picture 2


Picture 3

[David Anderson]

Yes, this is what happens when you over-oil. Put something down to catch the drips until it stops dripping. It doesn't hurt the generator.

[Tonewheel]

In ecclesiastical terms, my cup runneth o'er is not meant for Hammond vibrato scanner cups...

[David Everson]

Thank you for the feedback!

We were careful not to use more than the recommended amount of oil and it had been two years since its previous oiling. However, I don't think it had been played much (or at all) during those two years.

So, in that case, over-oiling would still make sense, right?

[Tonewheel]

Not the vibrato scanner. Just want to make sure that the felts are soaked. Trouble with the scanner otherwise.

[David Anderson]

The problem with knowing how much to oil an organ is not knowing how much it's been oiled previously. There's no dipstick. So there's no one rule to how much oil you should pour in. There are places that I look (visible felts) that can give you some clue as to how much oil is already in the system.