I recently purchased a beautiful M&H 3 manual with pedal Liszt organ model 1200. I have been looking it over to right things wrong with it. I will need some help from you who are more knowledgeable of such things.
The case work is impeccable and has original finish. It was in a church in Louisiana until ca 1980. It was in a private home in LA until I bought it. It arrived this past weekend. The bench is probably not the original. I don't know for sure. It has been partly painted brown. There is no foot rest. I have not really looked to see if there is any clues that it had one.
I opened it up and it is very clean inside. The previous owner says he only opened the back 1 time and has not opened it since. Except for a little dust, the insides probably look close to what they looked like when it left the factory. There are no signs of mouse or moth damage.
Problems found so far:
1. A pedal tracker missing but replaced with a wire.
2. One of the pedals does not sound on any stop. Tracker adjustment?
3. The Swell pedal does not work. A linkage problem?
4. Corno Stop is always engaged. I have not figured out how to get to the Corno works yet to check the valve and linkage.
5. Sticky key on Swell. I have fiddled with it and it is getting better. I guess the pitman or other needs cleaning.
6. The Choir to Great Stop does not work. When the knob is pulled I feel no engagement. Linkage problem? Can I fix it without pulling the manuals?
7. The Great Forte Stop is not working. I know there is a linkage problem which I fixed but it did not stay. The Stop is stiff and I have not figured out how to make it move smoothly.
8. Some of the Stops play when not pulled.
9. Various Reeds are not sounding. I am sure they are dirty. I don't know how to get to them yet. I have another M&H parlor model and the reeds are easy to get to. The innards are very similar but different too.
10. The blower (suction of course) is noisy. It is ancient and has cloth covered wiring. It was made by "Kinetic Blowers Hagerstown, MD".
11. Over all Sound Volume of Organ is not as loud as I would have thought. When the Full Organ Stop is engaged it just doesn't seem to be loud enough. I do realize that since the Choir to Great is not working that it makes a difference.
I am sure that I will run into other issues. These are what I have at the moment.
I will be attaching photos later.
Any advice/help will be greatly appreciated.
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Where do I locate the Serial Number for this Organ? I have not found any numbers anywhere.
The case work is impeccable and has original finish. It was in a church in Louisiana until ca 1980. It was in a private home in LA until I bought it. It arrived this past weekend. The bench is probably not the original. I don't know for sure. It has been partly painted brown. There is no foot rest. I have not really looked to see if there is any clues that it had one.
I opened it up and it is very clean inside. The previous owner says he only opened the back 1 time and has not opened it since. Except for a little dust, the insides probably look close to what they looked like when it left the factory. There are no signs of mouse or moth damage.
Problems found so far:
1. A pedal tracker missing but replaced with a wire.
2. One of the pedals does not sound on any stop. Tracker adjustment?
3. The Swell pedal does not work. A linkage problem?
4. Corno Stop is always engaged. I have not figured out how to get to the Corno works yet to check the valve and linkage.
5. Sticky key on Swell. I have fiddled with it and it is getting better. I guess the pitman or other needs cleaning.
6. The Choir to Great Stop does not work. When the knob is pulled I feel no engagement. Linkage problem? Can I fix it without pulling the manuals?
7. The Great Forte Stop is not working. I know there is a linkage problem which I fixed but it did not stay. The Stop is stiff and I have not figured out how to make it move smoothly.
8. Some of the Stops play when not pulled.
9. Various Reeds are not sounding. I am sure they are dirty. I don't know how to get to them yet. I have another M&H parlor model and the reeds are easy to get to. The innards are very similar but different too.
10. The blower (suction of course) is noisy. It is ancient and has cloth covered wiring. It was made by "Kinetic Blowers Hagerstown, MD".
11. Over all Sound Volume of Organ is not as loud as I would have thought. When the Full Organ Stop is engaged it just doesn't seem to be loud enough. I do realize that since the Choir to Great is not working that it makes a difference.
I am sure that I will run into other issues. These are what I have at the moment.
I will be attaching photos later.
Any advice/help will be greatly appreciated.
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Where do I locate the Serial Number for this Organ? I have not found any numbers anywhere.
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