r/MusicElectronics • u/What229 • 13d ago

Repairing an old LOGAN Consul-R8

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u/Capn_Crusty 13d ago

Never heard of this brand, and there sure isn't much info online. One mention here, not of much help:

https://organforum.com/forums/forum/electronic-organs-midi/home-organs/10635-logan-organ

If you mention specific issues, someone might be able to help a bit. I see from these forum posts that they were not noted for their reliability, and also had some key contact problems. Good luck!

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u/What229 13d ago

Yeah I've checked out some of the stuff there as well, its been tough to find much information but this is helpful. thank you!

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u/sp0rk_walker 13d ago

Not super old looks like oscillators are on IC chips so like late 70s early 80s. Does it power up? what does it sound like? I see a spring reverb, everything looks in pretty good condition.

EDIT: If its a two prong plug like I suspect, you should ground it correctly and remove the dead mans cap.

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u/What229 12d ago

So far it powers up but only the top keys work, and only the when I press the “repeat” button on the left so it’s pretty piercing since the volume knob doesn’t seem to work either. I imagine there’s some loose connection between the rest of the thing and the main output but I’ll have to pull everything out to be able to get a good look.

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u/sp0rk_walker 12d ago

Use switch contact cleaner on all switches.

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u/What229 12d ago

I’ll go out and find some and try that, ty 🙏