Wurlitzer C-400 parts

[andsip]

Does anyone have any idea where to buy replacement parts for C-400 organs? Currently I need a rubber pads for manuals (see attached picture). Thank you in advance for any clues.

[arie v]

Hi,

I don't like being a bearer of bad news, but those collapsing rubber dome switches are no longer available from anyone. Why this is so is a long story.

These single contact switches, found on Fatar made keyboards, were standard fare in the 90s and early "00s. Most all European made organs used these single contact, non velocity Fatar keyboards.
Towards the late 90s, manufacturers started using keyboards with double contacts to accomodate velocity on the MIDI implementation. The dual contact strips are not interchangable with single contact strips.

Fatar does not spares of these strips, and have not made replacement ones for at least 5 years.

There is no way to fix the problem. Best you can do is move the strips around to where the problem causes the least amount of frustration.

If there is a source of these strips I would be interested in knowing about it. I have used up all the ones in my service kit.

Also, the tracker touch strips from those early keyboards are not interchangable with the newer strips, and they may not be available either.

As to other parts, best person to deal with older Viscount organs, would be Norm Ninneman. His number is 715 231 4096.

The official parts and service support person is Ron Darling, phone # is 484 857 1174

AV