NOOB HELP PLEASE

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Hi all. i've never been interested in learning any instrument before but came across a faulty organ</P>


managed to fix it and when i hita fewkeys iloved the sound and decided i had to learn.</P>


what i need is some advice on whether i should get this organ serviced/tuned or would i be better off spending on something more modern</P>


from the plate on it, it is a NATIONAL SX-2000R made by matsushita</P>


cant find anything on the net</P>


any advice/info gratefully recieved</P>

[Manum de Tabula]

Re: NOOB HELP PLEASE



Technics is the brand name they sold. I found a picture of it on the website below, click on "<font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif">Evolution
of Technics Organ - before 1977"</font>. Maybe the people who maintain that website could give you more help.</p>[img]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/JONWBA%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg[/img]

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http://web.singnet.com.sg/~gohcsv/Images.htm#
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[myorgan]

Re: NOOB HELP PLEASE



Welcome to the Forum.</P>


Try this:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Go to www.panasonic.com</LI>
<LI>Click on Support (next to the search bar at the top).</LI>
<LI>In the Option 2 section, click on the picture for musical instruments.</LI>
<LI>Click on Technics Musical Instruments.</LI>
<LI>Click on Organs.</LI>[/list]


I couldn't find your model there, but you could search the Internet for it. I did a quick Google search and came up with only a Polish web page (probably one of those that plant code on your computer).</P>


Your organ is a Technics organ. Matsushita is the "mother" company of the Panasonic Corporation, which made the Technics brand of musical instruments. I have one of their digital pianos I use for our local Symphony and am looking for another, as mine is getting beat up from moving it several times a year. They aren't intended to be a portable instrument, but I prefer the sound and touch of their instruments--I've been given so much c**p in the past to use.</P>


Approximately 6 years ago, Panasonic shed the piano and organ lines of the Technics product. To my knowledge, you cannot find information anywhere on the Internet. Occasionally, service manuals and owners manuals will surface on eBay (American), but you have to wait for your model to come along.</P>


I'm having my piano re-felted, and my repairman had to make the felts as they are no longer commercially available.</P>


I hope this helps you.</P>


Michael</P>

[crossyinoz]

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G'day,</P>


"National" was a trading name of Matsushita Electrical Co. Japan, as were/are "Technics" "Panasonic" &amp; "Ramsa". The "National" name was applied to consumer electronic products,eg. TV's, Cassette Recorders, etc, kitchen appliances, eg. toasters, irons, washing machines, AND (for a while) organs. Suffice it say the National name was not used in all countries.</P>


Your SX2000 organ was released in 1975 and sold for AUD$1295. It was part of the 2nd last range of instruments that carried the National name before it was dropped in favour of "Technics" in 1979.</P>


If the organ is working, then OK, but don't spend any money on it, as it has no monetary value.</P>


Cheers,</P>


Ian</P>