Welcome back all you beautiful People . How are you doing today? Feeling great I'm hoping. Today something a bit different a huge electric organ with surprisingly good results. The previous owner couldn't get it fixed so we're quite happy to scrap it and chucked it on marketplace just to get rid of it. They're looking forward to seeing the video and what was actually inside it so sit back relax take a load off and I hope you enjoy today's video, but most importantly Have a sensational weekend and I hope to see you all next Friday👋🏻😃

@leanna6226

5 ай бұрын

❤👁️👁️❤ Thank you have a blessed weekend

@viljo4542

5 ай бұрын

Good morning from finland

@IlijaZivkovic-ye2fj

5 ай бұрын

❤

@w.w77

5 ай бұрын

I remember taking apart a big old typewriter once and thinking it had lots of pieces 😂 this is next level. I still have all the small screws from it in my workshop. I'll probably never use them 🤔 but I may one day find a use for them.

@joshbevill1770

5 ай бұрын

Cool I'll be back to watch it when I'm done working.

I've gotta admit. As a musician, and someone who plays piano and organ, it was somewhat painful to watch this being scrapped. I wish it could have been saved, but sometimes things outlive their usefulness. I'm happy to see all you were able to get out of it.

@somejoe7777

5 ай бұрын

You can see the amount of work and design in the complexity of this organ. There is a ridiculous number of analog audio processing boards, analog audio amplifiers, and several different power supply circuits. This was incredibly expensive and very hard to design in the 1970s. Unfortunately, yes, it has outlived its usefulness because today, 90% of the electronics here can be replaced by a single digital signal processing chip on one board.

@Suthyrngrl

5 ай бұрын

It would have made a great restoration project for a collector.

@Chaos89P

5 ай бұрын

My family had an organ like this back in the 90's, so I more or less understand your pain.

@nukelukas

5 ай бұрын

agree on that. Also musician here. Mostly anybody who could effectively play this marvel would not be one to fully understand what is under hood to fix it, and who understands internals (if would do it at all) it would be probably so expensive to pay for such a work that is sometimes just not worth. As looking on internals seeing so many heat sinks, probably adding to that ridiculous power consumption. If is near to working state yes - pay to save it, if is so far, probably it is time to let it go, and this is technicaly recycling so that is not throwing it away.

@rpgbb

5 ай бұрын

A total crime, come on but no way for troglodytes to appreciate

This reminds me of my great grandmother‘s refrigerator. She finally had to replace it in the 2000s but it was from the 50s. The appliance repairman said he didn’t even know where to get parts for it let alone if they even existed. It had a curved top and was powder pink.

@DylanTitsworth

3 ай бұрын

Parts definitely exist

Amazing thought. Hundreds of people were paid to build that thing. hundreds of people probably enjoyed the music. one guy tore it to pieces, and thousands of people watched him do it.

My first job was working in a music shop . I remember some of those organs where close to $15k . Crazy money in the 80's.

@ILHillbilly67

5 ай бұрын

Funny how a 300$ keyboard can do all that and a ton more now….

@TheMrDarius

5 ай бұрын

No kidding 15k could get you a good sized house in some states back in the 80’s. Cars werent as expensive in those times eithet

@starhammer5247

5 ай бұрын

​@@ILHillbilly67It's a piece of history, no need to disrespect it.

@hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755

5 ай бұрын

​@ILHillbilly67 rather funny how that $300 piece can't even do the sounds of for instance the vibraphone or the tesla coil (the simplest and the most electrifying sounds of the seventies)

Now you’re harvesting organs?!

@Compguy321

3 ай бұрын

😂

Seeing a lot of negative comments, probably from music lovers and musicians. It was stated that the former owner had attempted to get the organ fixed, but this was not an option. I know that for some people this is like seeing a work of art destroyed, it looked to be a really magnificent instrument, but broke (and not practical to fix) is broke. I'm sure that for 40 plus years it provided a lot of entertainment, for a lot of people, but nothing ( especially that complex) lasts forever.

@tmn612

5 ай бұрын

True that they are literally worth nothing so many give them away or send to the tip

Anyone mad about this video does not understand how massive of a favor you did to the original owner by taking this off their hands for free.

Words can not explain how happy I get when I see these videos, I’ve even rebuilt a foundry for myself and a friends of mine just because of this guy.

I always find the breakdown so fascinating. I enjoy finding out just what is inside stuff. It is especially fun when you don't have to worry about putting it back together.

The manufacturing process of that organ must have been incredible.

Wow, I can see why the electricians said "No way". The wiring looks more complicated than a car's wiring harness! The organ looks like it may have originally been in a church of some sort. I wonder how the speakers sound? Some of the old stuff sounds pretty good. Those capacitors and transistors were huge. Circuit boards today that would do the same thing would probably be tiny. You could have almost used the frame as a desk. That would have looked cool. I loved the video!

@rimka11

5 ай бұрын

You don't bring a device like that to an electrician. And you don't bring your car to a tinsmith for a repair. An organ should be checked by an audio electronic engineer. These speakers with all the set up as it was sounded wonderful. It's like a supercar of 80ties of audio tech.

@shawnwright4129

5 ай бұрын

@@rimka11 Very cool! You're right about who should have looked at it. Some older electronics have a sound that today's just doesn't have. Thank you for answering.

@topspeed250k5

2 ай бұрын

I was going to comment the same. An electrician would not have had the first clue, how could they have made any judgement on the repair cost? I really hope that someone pointed the owner in the right direction but it doesn't sound like it....if the whole thing stopped working, quite possibly it was something simple in a power supply. This might have actually been an avoidable tragedy.

No wonder there wasn't an electrician that wanted to work on it. Imagine trying to chase a short in that mess. 😅

@laurawagoner9136

Ай бұрын

Nah not hard at all, scan the boards for a burn mark or melted solder.. at least there is plenty of space in there to work, no busted knuckles.

@justinbarrier3459

26 күн бұрын

Hahaha ya ? That wouldn’t be hard at all… there not even a couple feet runs for 90% of the wiring. If you can’t find immediate damage that’s apparent. Then you can just trace down the open fault by process of elimination and doing section testing one at a time … You wanna see what’s hard for an open fault ? Try a hospital from the 1950s or data center … where you have hundreds of miles of wire in the ceiling and the ceiling has 2 feet above tiles that holds dozens of other trades components like HVAC , plumbing , fire etc so there is no room! Then per joint commissions the hospital regulations decision . You can’t pop any ceiling tile without negative pressure permits and enclosed work area. So a work permit for that area must be given to hospital and a negative pressure tent set up for that room or area.. if you can’t find the open fault in that area you just set up for.. well good luck as you do that over and over again to find it . A couple feet at a time … I’ve scene techs quit and walk off job literally cause there on site for a week trying to chase down the fault in these 1950s components and the red tape you have to go through

This is my favorite kind of video. Seeing a work of mechanical art being taken apart and turned back into metal. The circle of life 😆

Ahhh... 😀 As an organist (classically trained as well as pop) it's always a bit heart-wrenching to see one destroyed - but of course I also realise they do break down eventually. There's plenty of these to be had for free... I did, however, a full restore on my '61 Hammond B3 organ, which is completely unlike this old Yamaha Electone. It'll happily run for another few decades, and will easily outlive me - not becoming another melt for you, I'm afraid 😜👍 Happy to see Ingot's doing well!!! 🙏🙏

@scottbc31h22

5 ай бұрын

Don't get too upset about it. It's not an organ for the professional organist. Note the manuals are only 49 key, four octaves; and only 13 bass pedals. Organs like this one were horribly expensive and included a scheme to get grandma to buy the "Updated Model" every couple of years. Your Hammond, on the other hand, is well worth restoring, and, parts are still available! And the restoration would cost less And it still has good resale value (not that you would ever want to sell it). Another thing about a Hammond, If properly maintained, they can run for a hundred years. I have a 1938 BC in my studio that I play at least ounce a week. I have rebuilt around a dozen Hammonds.

@a.azazagoth5413

5 ай бұрын

The Hammond B3, especially such an early one is a gem. But I always thought Yamahas were underrated in all their instruments.

@claudevieaul1465

5 ай бұрын

​@@scottbc31h22Of course I do realise that :) But I grew up on a Yamaha Electone (much older than this one), and immediately recognised that bar underneath the manuals - which will sustain notes... It's pretty nostalgic, in a way. Wouldn't want one, but still... ;)

@claudevieaul1465

5 ай бұрын

​@@a.azazagoth5413Nothing comes close to a real Hammond, true enough :) Yamaha did some great stuff back in the day, and they lasted for years and years... Sad that no technician was willing to fix this organ, when all that's important is market value over cost of repair / maintenance. They're far more durable than that. But like I said, there's no shortage of these home-use organs - here in the Netherlands they can even be found for free in fine working order.

@TAKUMICHANNEL_OFFICIAL

2 ай бұрын

Hamamatsu Good Quality one!!!

My dad used to have a piano organ just like that one and when it stopped working, he too was told that it would cost more to fix than it was worth. He junked it and purchased a new one for cheaper that what it would have cost to repair his old one. It was a shame because it was a beautiful piece. Unfortunately we live in a throwaway world now. I want to go back to the old days. I try to fix everything, I just feel it’s a crime to throw anything away that can be revived. Blessings to you and your family my friend from down under. ❤️

I’ve played sax for over 20 years. I’m torn watching this. A breakdown of a vintage Electone… wow. Amazing bars BSD, but damn this one feels weird to me lol

@tmn612

5 ай бұрын

Well was only going to landfill anyways🤷🏻‍♀️

my father once build one of these organs by himself. thanks for that movie😢. now i'm reminded on him. his death was exactly 4 years ago.... greetings to my father from an australian dude😊. thanks a lot for this video

Unbelievable amount of labor to disassemble and part out. EPIC!

As someone who played piano in high school and hated every second of it, this was cathartic in a way I can’t describe

Man I'm fond on syths and retro electronics and I'd love to fix that organ. It's not even that difficult, it's just a lot of time and dedication. Or at least study it's diagramas and boards. It even had a spring reverb! At least you honored that beautifull key switches.

There's something very satisfying about watching solid Metal melt and then act like a liquid. I was built in 1979, too. I'm about to be 44

That organ looks like it would be worth a small fortune as spare parts as opposed to melting it down. I saw a lot of components that audiophiles who make their own speakers and amplifiers would love to get their hands on. The print boards would depend on how many of these organs are still out there in the wild. This one was really painful to watch ..

@WhiskersWatson

5 ай бұрын

I saw the thumbnail and thought to myself "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING" and then was greeted by his dog mast*rbating on the carpet.... nice...

@sparksmcgee6641

5 ай бұрын

He just made all the rest of them more valuable. And I'm sure the repair they got quoted to into account buying used parts.

@Chaos89P

5 ай бұрын

D may have been told why it doesn't work, and why the electricians absolutely refused to fix it up. He may have also told the previous owner his intent.

@interestingtimes182

5 ай бұрын

It's okay he'll make more than a small fortune in youtube views, subscribers 🎉

@bigboi3103

5 ай бұрын

its just the circle of life

I bet there's some gold in that 70's circuitry. My grandparents had one of these. They were popular mid-century. The buttons all played like different drum beats, and cymbals, drums, etc. Like a giant synthesizer but analog, not digital. They were pretty impressive and fun to play as kids.

This is the first, and probably only time in my life, I have seen an organ deconstructed. Interesting, tedious, but lots of good stuff inside! Great video.

Another awesome video. You strip down machines and devices expertly. I know that there is a lot happening behind the scenes which isn't shown on camera, but once again you've completed another interesting deconstruction. Well done.

I can’t decide which part I love more.Watching you tear the whole thing apart, like when you were unhooking all the wires and snipping the ends off, or watching the melt. Seeing that closeup of the copper melting in the crucible was just too cool for words. Love that pretty copper. Great video thank you ❤

It’s a no wonder why 3 electricians refused the job - goodness just look at all of those overlapping components crammed in there!! And while it’s sad the organ came to the end of its days, I am glad it found its way to you rather than in being tossed in a landfill. You give it a proper send off!! Well done @bigstackD!! 🔥🔥🔥

Damn, I really must sleep for a few hours before watching my brother from another hemisphere!

I love watching those long alu strips dissapearing in the crucible. Always makes me think of the D&D Bag of Holding!

@itsmephil2255

5 ай бұрын

Or the T1000 in terminator 2

That breakdown looked absolutely BRUTAL! My father had a very similar lowrey organ from the same era. When he passed, my brother and I cut it up with reciprocating saws just to get it out of his apartment. And I thought THAT was difficult. 😊👍👍

Holy crap the inside of that was insane

Another great melt! I'm very intrigued to see what you eventually do with all the circuit boards. There's supposed to be some precious metals in those components, so who know what you'll get. Loved how Ingot looked up at you while rubbing himself as if he was saying, "I bet you wish you could do this!" I laughed so hard when he gave that look. Thanks for another amazing video! It's always one of the main things I look forward to on Fridays!

Eu sou músico profissional, fiquei em choque quando vi o órgão sendo demolido, mas vc fez a ultima arte desse instrumento, virou ♻️

An awesome video as always, stacks are getting bigger but a souvenir on the wall is never pointless, the memories of your journey are priceless

I gotta believe that some of those components were super hard to find components and that somebody is, this very minute, searching the internet for them in order to pay you almost any price. But it was a good melt.

Well done, that was an epic tear down, who knew an organ was so complex inside!

I had an organ like this when I was younger. The people who bought it paid 8 or 9k when it was nearly new. We couldn’t have paid someone to take it by the time we were moving houses.

Man… this has got to be one of your most intriguing videos. So. Many. Intricate. Electronics the engineering work and craftsmanship of it are astounding

Keep up the great work. Love your vids, haven’t missed one in a loooong time. I always look forward to Fridays!!!

I would have never imagined that any of those old electronic organs had such a speaker setup like that one did. At 20:17,, that was the amplifier circuit. 3 amplifier integrated circuits, (the big black transistor packs). I bet this thing was loud.

For me, taking the things the parks before melting is more fun than the actual melting. I take things apart as a form of therapy. I call it constructive destruction.

Too bad that nobody was able to fix this. The amount of engineering went into this thing is incredible.

I love these ones, where you break down something that you don't generally expect to have a lot of metal. The dryer video was like this too, where I was absolutely amazed by just how much wire there was

Such a huge nostalgia hit. My parents had an organ like this for years in our dining room. Never knew what half the keys did but enjoyed pretending it was the TARDIS console from Doctor Who. Feels weird to see one taken apart like this.

@ranekeisenkralle8265

5 ай бұрын

Always heartwarming to see the imagination of children in action, is it not? The world seemed so much simpler at that age...

@brothersgt.grauwolff6716

5 ай бұрын

which era mine was the Tom Baker era of Dr Who

@daniel.stafford

5 ай бұрын

@@brothersgt.grauwolff6716the show was cancelled shortly after I was born - but a repeat of Genesis of the Daleks in 1993 got me hooked! It’s a surreal feeling to see my own kids getting into it now.

So beautiful to sit here and watch you perform your melting magic and think of the symmetry of someone using the organ to do the same for a past lucky audience. Thank you I appreciate you!

Love the added touch to a pirate closet and loot room btw your videos are helpful for reference never a dull moment watching them

Damn! This was a very educating and exciting tear down! Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to scrap one myself but watching you do it is just as thrilling, Cheers! 👍

That sledge hammer fold up was incredibly satisfying 😂 Fuk me! Then I thought you were gonnna pour the metal straight on the ice!

Gotta appreciate people who design and assemble such things....

I dont think ill ever get tired of watching you work your magic my guy keep it up😊

Wow! This has got to be the biggest free haul of your life BigstackD!! Thanks for showing us the guts of an organ!!!!

Stacks I have a question. Why don't you ever fill the molds to the top? BTW I love your videos.

@ceb964

5 ай бұрын

... so the ingots could easily drop out of the molds.

The buttons look like they are from the Back to the Future Delorean. Love the copper as always brother!

Mate I really enjoyed your video, not just for your work but to see your chilled out dogs let alone your beautiful property, all that space, all that sunshine and then at the end of the job your piles of treasure building up. Much envy from the mostly cold wet & miserable winter Isle of Man. I hear summer this year will be on a Wednesday, can hardly wait...

@bigstackD

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it buddy 👊🏻😁

Good to see the organ harvesting business is still doing well.

Que bueno los viernes para empezar el día con un café viendo los videos estos!!! 🤔 Se enamoro de la alfombra el perro? 😂

Congrats to you bro. But I feel kind of bad because I’m sure somebody could use some of the parts out of that to fix their own. Like a broken key or something but how would you ever know? 🤷‍♂️

@sparksmcgee6641

5 ай бұрын

If they could do it themselves maybe. I'd say the fact multiple service people said it's done and none offer to buy it for parts tells you they don't have much if any value. People repairing themselves aren't much of a market

Wow,the work that went into these organs ,just incredible to watch ,and the most relaxing disassembly video you are likely to see

Watching you set that glowing Crucible beside the ice block 😅 Dude wow

Hey man, on those circuit boards, you have multiple high value chips. For example at 1:00:29 those are Yamaha YM806's which resell for around $150USD each. Considering those were seen at a glance, I'd imagine that thing has a few other chips retro synth sound guys would pay a pretty penny(or a copper bar) for.

@jjslibrary

5 ай бұрын

Excellent catch! I was looking at those circuit boards and wondering if there was some resale value in the parts. Doesn't seem to be any for Electone parts in general, but specific vintage chips can be very hard to find for people with other instruments that use them. Very smart.

@Michael-uj2fb

4 ай бұрын

I was wondering more of the precious metal scrap from the chips and boards. Would be interesting to know if anyone would care to share.

Now that you have taken apart the electric organ, were you able to find what the problem was that needed to be fixed?

One my Great aunts had one of these a long time ago and i remember playing with all the buttons thinking i was an astronaut or airplane pilot with my cousins! Made me a take a lil trip down memory lane :) Awesome melt as usual !!

Great vidd! I've never seen an organ breakdown before.. Thank you for allow the viewers enough time to read your messages!😊

make sure you always look up the ceramic chips online, some early ones are worth over a grand

Nice melt sir! That opening shot of ingot cracked me up 😂

@bigstackD

5 ай бұрын

Yeah mate, that’s his daily routine every single morning before he even goes to pee he does his stretch and rub routine 👌🏻. And thanks again for another donation mate. I really appreciate the ongoing support

What a FANTASTIC FIND!!!! Sucks you couldn't get it fixed, but you're putting it to good use now!!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

I drooled at the last bit with those microchips! Good find, hope you kept them!

I'd love to have those old speakers, make the big noise with those

Wow, who knew organs had so many wires and tiny electrical parts? The disassembly is a lot of fun to watch, but I have to think...not so much fun for you. Hahaha! Great video!

wow, the sound of hot copper as it hits the ice is so therapeutic.

Ooh boy, I'm loving all these longer videos. Relaxing and fun to watch you tear shit up and melt it. ❤‍🔥 I respect anyone that can play any kind of musical instrument... I was never good at that kind of thing. 😓

A lot of those parts and electronics could catch high value since most of which likely aren't produced anymore, even the transistors, MOSFET's, and IC's. Yamaha brand speakers? High quality right there for how old the organ was! Should've kept the crossovers together with them and build up a nice speaker box as Yamaha parts were absolutely amazing back in the 80's.

@gustiwidyanta5492

5 ай бұрын

The audiophiles and old computer enthusiasts are probably drooling at this treasure trove.

@froggiedafrog

5 ай бұрын

From the chips I could make out, some of them resell for $150+USD, and he has multiple of them. I'd imagine, on the resell market(ebay) he'd fetch atleast 2-3 grand from the retro chips

I just can imagine volumne of an additional gold and silver within all those electronics of this organ...

I loved your videos before the move now they even better. And I love that treasure room. Keep up the great content sir

Absolutely a great score and those circuit boards are wonderful for gold recovery thank you for another awesome video with great content six stars brother

Wow this is an especially interesting breakdown this week. Have a beer on me mate.

@bigstackD

5 ай бұрын

Will do buddy for sure🍻🍻🍻. Cheers for the donation mate👊🏻😁 Have an awesome weekend my friend and speak with you soon

Doing some rough sleuthing, assuming inflation adjusted pricing, new this baby would have fetched A$42K equivalent.

Lots of work but what fun it is. Those circuit boards are valuable for their components and possibly precious metals. Another awesome video!

Watching you tear it down, no wonder they're so expensive, just imagine putting one together compared to taking apart. An awesome video again. 😊

Awesome melt this week Big D! The melts have been on a whole new level since reaching 1k! Plus we got to see your virtuoso performance on the keyboard! And... we saw Ingot rubbing his junk on the floor and it's on KZread! When I do it, the wife tells me to stop and put some pants on... go figure! Have an awesome weekend mate.

@bigstackD

5 ай бұрын

Yes mate thats his usual morning routine , he’s not interested in going for a wee he just wants to rub his junk and do his yoga stretches. Thanks again buddy, have the best weekend👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻

A small tip: be careful when dismantling capacitors (black barrel-like things with white stripe on a side) from electronics, as they can still hold electric charge. You can discharge them by putting a metal screwdriver between metal contacts, otherwise you can get shocked if you accidentally touch them. Stay safe!

@lukelegg9915

5 ай бұрын

Ive never gotten shocked in my 10+ years of tearing down electronics, not sure how true this holds for smaller capacitors, now the big ones Maybe

@flamakespark

5 ай бұрын

​​@@lukelegg9915 small caps usually do not pose a danger, unlike ones that are used in rectifiers or other high voltage circuits. If you watched Electroboom vids, then you know what I mean

@tombrandt365

5 ай бұрын

​@@flamakesparkPlenty of capacitors but did you see that FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!!?

@hubbsllc

5 ай бұрын

In this instrument the ones to watch out for are the large ones in the power supply for the amplifier but those are only subject to tens of volts. Also, they drain into the circuitry they power whereas in tube amps the other tubes will have stopped conducting when their heaters cool down right after being turned off; you can have power supply caps left holding hundreds of volts for quite a while.

@giannamolinari3065

5 ай бұрын

YUP, big ones do hurt! I think Touching one of those still charged is more dangerous than touching a live main wire of your house.

Also as someone who has worked in a melt room with a very skilled 30 plus year veteran, you are quite adept and clearly know what you're doing. Its little things you do that he would also do and explain why it's better this way etc

Seeing this is like a blast from the past. My family had a very similar Organ when I was younger.

Hello from the 313 Big Stackd 😎 It’s about 3:15 am 11/10/23 in Detroit and I’m already loving this new vid. Have a blessed weekend and say hello to Ingot and Bullion for me. I’m more of a cat person but your dogs are so adorable and I look forward to seeing them every week too lol Great vid as always… 👍🏼😎

The big question is : how many blue bowls do you have ????? 😱

I had no idea all of that was inside one of those organs. I would be over the moon to get the chance to take one apart! Surprisingly, good circuit boards, quite a few ceramic chips.

Always fun to watch you take something different apart. I was amazed at the amount of aluminum that came out of that thing. I expected a power heat sink but nothing that big. If Big D doesn't melt the clock, I'll be back next week.

Hello. I have been watching your videos for a long time. This is the first time I get emotional about a device you recycle. Regarding the Japanese technology and the parts used in this device, we can safely say that it was really amazing 40 years ago.

@rimka11

5 ай бұрын

As a kid I would really wanted those STK's. They where expensive and impossible to get.

I’m going to watch this one in reverse and pretend you built it

Man I love watching your vids. Your frenchies always bring a smile to my face. Have a good weekend.

Well that's a big organ you have there Stack, the stripdown was epic And some beautiful pours were done 👍

Even disassembling it looks hard, nothing to tell about repairing

As an electronic tech (and a fan of Music) it was *_HORRENDOUS_* watching the scrap of this dead body, mostly because there was some electronics to save (the STK amplifiers were a very nice integrated amps. & I bet a good beer those speakers sound beautifully)... not mentioning the wood part could've been a very nice minidesk 😭😠🥺😖😞 Noup, didn't like this time 😪

First time I have seen one of your videos and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.

@bigstackD

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I absolutely love mulberry trees. They provide great shade during the summer, you can also cut all the branches off at the knuckle and they’re grow back full next year. You can also leave a couple branches and sculpt it to however you want. I prefer the fruitless ones just for the easy cleanup and trimming during the fall months. The wood is also great firewood if you cure it for about 18 months. Good hardwood to burn that provides good BTU’s of heat. Love your channel and been a long time subscriber. Love all the melts you do and can’t wait until you start processing the silver contacts you have acquired over the years. Can’t wait until you start doing stuff like that.

Wow, amazing amount of work into that tear-down. Never realized there was so much in those.

wow, flashback. that looks so similar to an organ that my grandmother had in her home over 30 years ago. i have many good memories of her playing it.

Wow, you had your work cut out for you with that organ. I never would have imagined there could be so many transformers in something like that, or even Aluminium. Even those speakers are bigger than I expected to see come out of it. Very nice. Love how you separate & categorize most of the base metals into their perspective groups, and you definitely know how to fold things up into a nice little pile 😃. As I watched you disassemble the keyboards, it made me think of the 1982 song *Ebony and Ivory* by Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder. With all those wires, I automatically thinking of *The Tyranny of Numbers* as it related to the early industrial computers in the 60's before the integrated circuit came along. Every time I see your two doggies, I love them all the more. They are so adorably cute and well-mannered for the big boys that they are.

Ten years ago, I found an old piano in an auto repair shop. They just wanted it gone. So I went & got it. It was in horrible shape but I took it apart. They said they were scrapping it because some of the keys were sticky. When I pulled them out, I noticed they were numbered. The keys stuck to other keys for a quite simple reason: all 88 keys are just a bit different and they weren't in the proper order. Some had been warped a bit due to water damage. I reset them, sanded the wood that was rubbing from moisture warp, put new veneers on all the keys, put new pedals, stripped & sanded it down. I put wood filler in all the broken pieces of trim, stained, and made a new music stand. It took me about 500 hours to get it right & cost me about $300 including having a piano tech come tune it. I showed him photos of before & after. He said he'd have wanted $100 to haul it to the landfill, but now that it was so nice, I should insure it for $10k USD. I donated it to a church... I just really really wanted something I could be proud of.