How often do you guys fire up your organs?

[CEB]

My B-3 sat in a road case for about 2 years. The thing sounded great when I moth balled it. When I started it up after letting it sit it had gone to crap. Stuff gets noisy when you don't use it. I try to run it a few times a years.

I don't reccomend letting one run for days unattended. There are things in there that can catch on fire. It is a theoretical possiblilty you could set your house on fire.

[Brendon Wright]

My B-3 sat in a road case for about 2 years. The thing sounded great when I moth balled it. When I started it up after letting it sit it had gone to crap. Stuff gets noisy when you don't use it. I try to run it a few times a years.

I don't reccomend letting one run for days unattended. There are things in there that can catch on fire. It is a theoretical possiblilty you could set your house on fire.

Did it return to its former glory with a bit of TLC?

[jdoc]

I ran them while I brushed my teeth, now with only having one and the synths I run the Hammond in the shower with me.......seems light to move after the E133

So it's in the routine with brushing your teeth, then?

[coffeebot]

i fire up my organ more often than Santa comes, but not every day cuz my fingers would get tired

[CEB]

Did it return to its former glory with a bit of TLC?

Pretty much. The Percussion doesn't seem as loud as it used to be and the scanner needs to be tore apart and cleaned. I should get the scanner rebuilt before my tech competely retires. He is 71 and is threatening to quit repairing organs.

Tube amps do the same thing. I have pair of old original blackface Fenders a Twin and a Super Reverb. I quit using them and was playing through a Mesa Boogie DC-5. The pots on the Fenders got noisy.

I hate to spend the money while I am trying to pay for my kid's college. Engineering school is expensive.

[peanut]

My B-3 sat in a road case for about 2 years. The thing sounded great when I moth balled it. When I started it up after letting it sit it had gone to crap. Stuff gets noisy when you don't use it. I try to run it a few times a years.

I don't reccomend letting one run for days unattended. There are things in there that can catch on fire. It is a theoretical possiblilty you could set your house on fire.

yes running for days definatley not recomended,purely by accident I've had this occur

[Wes]

You've had your house catch fire because you let your organ run unattended?

jdoc, please be careful playing your organ in the shower. There are lethal voltages in the amplifier. Also, you might go blind.

Wes

[Jim Dep]

Thread Summary.

Playing your organ in the shower can bring your teeth back to their former glory but not recommended between visits from Santa due to lethal voltages that may cause blindness in Fender Blackfaces and burn your house down.

[Tdawg]

I don't "fire it up" as often as I would like, but I try to everyday. Usually play for maybe 20min in the morning and then maybe another 20min in the evening before dinner. After the kids go to bed I play downstairs with headphones on my XK-2 or digital piano for about an hour. I know what you mean about the starter... I'm always cringing as I sit there holding the switch.... I keep thinking it's like my car or something and I'm going to burn out the ignition

[Sweet Pete]

At home I practice every day,at least a half hour.My B2/147 is always ready to go.I've started it every day I'm at home for 12 years.
On gigs,I start the A100/147 a half hour before performing to let it warm up,the tubes sound better 'warm',I don't turn it off until the end
of the gig.I've never used my spare start or run motors in 40 years.Heck,I finally re-tubed the rigs a few years ago,and play/perform WAY
more than I tech/repair.I've been through a lot of synths in that time..........flavor of the moment etc.