modifying my Silvertone.... questions...

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I bought an old bottom-of-the-line Silvertone organ from the Salvation Army a few years ago. What I enjoyed playing were the accordian-sounding keys on the lefthand side of the organ. </P>


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Recently I got interested inguitar and delay pedals, so I wanted to try to take out the "accordian" keysout of the organand wire them up so I could plug them into my delay pedal and amp. But when I took everything apart, I realized that the "accordian" keys weren't wired to anything at all, but had what looks like a pick-up above it. </P>


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I also noticed that aside form the pick-ups and motor, there is some kind of metal plate under the standard organ keys themselves. What does this do? Pic below.</P>
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Basically, what I am trying to do is get rid of anything that isn't needed to play the accordian box so I can make my new creation as small as possible. Any suggestions? </P>

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Re: modifying my Silvertone.... questions...



I am no expert on this, but what you appear to have is reed chord organ. It actually is an accordion in an upright organ case, the sound comes from air blowing through reeds. The motor is a fan, and the metal thingies are ductwork. If you look around some more you will likely find what looks like a giant harmonica. </p>

The only electronic part would be the amplifier. </p>

The accordion keys activate multiple notes to play a chord, so you only have to use one finger instead of many. </p>

Bottom line, it's all or nothing, either put it all together and use the speaker output to run through pedals and amps, or go to Sears or back to the sally ann and find yourself a cheap electronic keyboard. Pretty much all of em have the chord function, plus lots more, and a line out that you can plug into whatever you want.
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