Help fixing a Farfisa?
August 30, 2010 12:46 PM Subscribe
Where in Austin (besides Switched On) can I get the spring reverb tank on a Farfisa combo organ repaired?
I have a Farfisa Combo Compact (pictured here at combo-organ.com) with a broken reverb tank.
The reverb unit consists of three springs of varying lengths, suspended underneath the organ body, and running through a two-tube pre-amp inside.
Both tubes appear to be powering up, and I can't find any loose wires. So... That being the extent of what I know, I think it's time to take it to somebody who knows more than I do.
Any ideas either what might be wrong with it, or where I could take it in the Austin area?
I have a Farfisa Combo Compact (pictured here at combo-organ.com) with a broken reverb tank.
The reverb unit consists of three springs of varying lengths, suspended underneath the organ body, and running through a two-tube pre-amp inside.
Both tubes appear to be powering up, and I can't find any loose wires. So... That being the extent of what I know, I think it's time to take it to somebody who knows more than I do.
Any ideas either what might be wrong with it, or where I could take it in the Austin area?
I don't know anyone who works on vintage keyboards specifically, but there are some shops around that do repair work who might be able to point you in a direction. There's bound to be "some guy" out there who does this stuff. Some of the best guitar repair guys are one-man out of their home type operations.
You should make some calls:
I've noticed that Play it Again on N. Loop always has lots of bits & pieces, wires & soldering irons all over the place whenever I'm in there.
Erlewine does repair work as well as build, and he's been connected forever. He's bound to have some hints at least.
Same with Guitar Resurrection and Austin Vintage Guitars.
Ray's has a huge repair dept, though I don't know about their quality. Music Makers is generally good, though slow. Strait has a big keyboard dept. though they're not a used store, so I'm not sure, though they took care of all my basses for quite a while until my repair guy started his own shop. They're responsible people.
Post a reply when you find someone -- I'm curious.
posted by Devils Rancher at 6:33 PM on August 30, 2010
You should make some calls:
I've noticed that Play it Again on N. Loop always has lots of bits & pieces, wires & soldering irons all over the place whenever I'm in there.
Erlewine does repair work as well as build, and he's been connected forever. He's bound to have some hints at least.
Same with Guitar Resurrection and Austin Vintage Guitars.
Ray's has a huge repair dept, though I don't know about their quality. Music Makers is generally good, though slow. Strait has a big keyboard dept. though they're not a used store, so I'm not sure, though they took care of all my basses for quite a while until my repair guy started his own shop. They're responsible people.
Post a reply when you find someone -- I'm curious.
posted by Devils Rancher at 6:33 PM on August 30, 2010
FWIW the music dept. at UT brought their Fender Rhodes to Musicmakers a couple of years ago to repair some tines, retune it, and take care of some other minor issues. Seemed to work out OK... As Devils Rancher mentions, their turnaround was a bit slow.
posted by jamjames at 6:58 PM on August 30, 2010
posted by jamjames at 6:58 PM on August 30, 2010
Response by poster: Called around...Play It Again, Erlewine, and Music Makers. Nobody could help, but Music Makers gave me the number for the guy they send old keyboards to.
Looks like he can take care of it, and for $35 on top of the normal charge, he can rush it before the next gig, too!
Thanks, guys!
posted by kaseijin at 11:20 AM on August 31, 2010
Looks like he can take care of it, and for $35 on top of the normal charge, he can rush it before the next gig, too!
Thanks, guys!
posted by kaseijin at 11:20 AM on August 31, 2010
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Farfisas are sweet!
posted by Ironmouth at 12:47 PM on August 30, 2010