Zugriegel.. Drawbars and pedalboards

Hello…
On eBay, usually in the US, you can buy used Hammond, Lowrey or other brands pedalboards… nice ones, sometimes, with wooden pedals… for a small price…
But shipping to Europe makes it prohibitive…

Rarely in Europe… (There is one in England, this week : https://www.ebay.fr/itm/EKO-Bass-Pedals-Pedalboard-K3-Analog-Synth-Organ-Looking-for-a-Good-Home/254579486762)

On the other hand ( the 1st one, in fact, was more a foot), you can also find used drawbars…
In Germany… (they are not that beautiful… they really have a cheap 1980s look) :
https://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?_odkw=zugriegel&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=zugriegel&_sacat=0
(Mostly Wersi, a few Dr Böhm)…

And in the us :
https://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=drawbars+organ&_oac=1

Concerning pedalboard… I got mine when buying a 1970s Viscount organ for 30euros, which I salvaged for parts… Unfortunately, the pedals are not wooden, and even worse than that, they come with “Minor” or “Seventh” written on the plastic part…


but I’ve just bought some wood, and I’ll be working on it…

Finding a 2keyboard+pedalboard organ nearby, for ca 50euros, is not so difficult… And sometimes, the keyboards are really good ones which can be used too (by Fatar, or even Kimber Allen…)
Finding drawbars is more unlikely, as those organs were usually pushbuttoned presets… That’s why I thought I should share the lynx…

Sorry… the links…

Have a nice day…
Thierry…

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I have a similar pedalboard…

This was an electronic & music maker pcb with a bit of homebuilt veroboard, that rather sadly only transmits on midi 0 or 1 from memory.
I think I should fire it up…!

My father built it, buts it’s more parlour room than stage…!

I keep feeling I should bury a zynth in it … :smiley:
The biggest hassle is the Power supply, but that’s so often the problem, with useful kit.

On the end of an I2C would be ideal. . .

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The pedals look a lot like mine…
Same brown plastic, same shape…
But it seems like yours have silver plated spring contacts… these are good…
They probably need cleaning, I guess, but sure they are good, even with time…

Yes, you should at least add an octave up/ down pair of switches…
That seems a minimum…
Channel up/ down and program up/down would be a plus…
Maybe an aftertouch ribbon ?
Nu stiu if it is possible, and even not it that would be useful…

Btw, I have made wooden teeth for mine… here are step 1 and 2 pictures…


the sharp keys are waiting for wax and screws…

PS edit…
It looks like I almost succeeded…

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