DSpenceATL
Active member
Hey all,
I’ve got a 1960’s Conn organ that my neighbors put on the curb a few years ago to be carted away to the dump. Of course upon seeing it I couldn’t let that happen and so I dragged it home to the studio. I’ve recently gotten tired of how much space it takes up, realizing that my guitar amps should occupy that prime real estate, given that I’m a guitar player and not an organ player (duh!).
I tried listing it for sale, and after many many price drops, haven’t gotten a shred of interest, so it’s on to plan b. I would like to disassemble this and recycle it into a few projects.
1. The main amp seems a good candidate for a guitar amp up cycle.
2. The internal Leslie and its tube amp would be great to have as a standalone.
3. The foot pedal could be rigged to be a midi controller.
4. The speaker baffling and wood enclosure could probably be used as cabs for the aforementioned, paying homage to the original instrument.
5. The insane number of preamp tubes and transformers on the back must be good for…. Something?
What are your thoughts? How would you approach this? I don’t want to just start tearing stuff apart and lose track of what’s what.
Anything I should be wary of or look out for?
Apologies for the mediocre pictures, not yet in a position to drag it out into the room away from the wall to have a better look.
I’ve got a 1960’s Conn organ that my neighbors put on the curb a few years ago to be carted away to the dump. Of course upon seeing it I couldn’t let that happen and so I dragged it home to the studio. I’ve recently gotten tired of how much space it takes up, realizing that my guitar amps should occupy that prime real estate, given that I’m a guitar player and not an organ player (duh!).
I tried listing it for sale, and after many many price drops, haven’t gotten a shred of interest, so it’s on to plan b. I would like to disassemble this and recycle it into a few projects.
1. The main amp seems a good candidate for a guitar amp up cycle.
2. The internal Leslie and its tube amp would be great to have as a standalone.
3. The foot pedal could be rigged to be a midi controller.
4. The speaker baffling and wood enclosure could probably be used as cabs for the aforementioned, paying homage to the original instrument.
5. The insane number of preamp tubes and transformers on the back must be good for…. Something?
What are your thoughts? How would you approach this? I don’t want to just start tearing stuff apart and lose track of what’s what.
Anything I should be wary of or look out for?
Apologies for the mediocre pictures, not yet in a position to drag it out into the room away from the wall to have a better look.
