The Easy Part

First the easy part--stripping out the unnecessary wiring and old pc boards. The main computer parts, amplifiers, power supply and other things of value had been taken from the Allen console before I acquired it. But it still had a lot of leftover miscellaneous boards and wiring. There are two double panels that swing out from the back. Each had been covered with electronic parts. Most of it is junk that has been quite easy to remove. The space on the panels is much more than should be needed for the midi connector boards and encoders that I plan to install, so I will remove both sets of double panels.

One group of parts that have already proven helpful are the "keyer" boards, an A and a B board for each manual and the pedalboard. Although they will not be part of the final organ, they each contain numbered wires from the respective manual. Hopefully I can check the continuity with a multimeter and confirm which end is the lowest note and which the highest and then transfer the wires to the midi input boards (more on them later). Because the connectors are in order 1 through 61 or 1 through 32, I believe I won't have to check each wire. Hooking up the manuals and pedalboard should go faster.