Hello, I am wondering about the Half Moon Switch, to me it is too expensive!!!
Have any of you built a switch?
If you have, can you give some tips on how to do it?
( sorry about my english...I'm from Sweden...)
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- augustblom
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Re: Half Moon Switch too expensive, selfmade?
Hi augustblom,
Forum member Hanon_CTS has done that. To make it easier for other people to make, he took pictures of every step.
Link: accessories-and-amplification-f8/my-diy-project-half-moon-switch-for-electro-nsex-ns2-t1085.html
Forum member Hanon_CTS has done that. To make it easier for other people to make, he took pictures of every step.
Link: accessories-and-amplification-f8/my-diy-project-half-moon-switch-for-electro-nsex-ns2-t1085.html
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Re: Half Moon Switch too expensive, selfmade?
August dra ett mail till Jerker Antoni. Den är inte så dyr hos honom
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Re: Half Moon Switch too expensive, selfmade?
I was sifting through the last remaining stocks of left-over (most everything else has been sold) parts from the now, sadly, defunct Puget Sound Organ Service company, and of course, not a half-moon switch remained. Except one entirely home-made copy of a half-moon, made out of wood, with a toggle switch.
But there were quite a few of the newer "Leslie Control Center" switch clusters available, cheap ($10.00). I'm going to try one on my Nord C-2, as it should mount to the holes provided. They are not as good as half-moon style switches, but they are better than a foot-switch, for me. Working on that right now.
The slickest Leslie switch I've seen is a gadget which mounts in the traditional position, and uses either (I'm not sure which) a photo-device or body-capacitance to switch Leslie speeds when you pass your finger across its surface, a smooth wooden strip.
But there were quite a few of the newer "Leslie Control Center" switch clusters available, cheap ($10.00). I'm going to try one on my Nord C-2, as it should mount to the holes provided. They are not as good as half-moon style switches, but they are better than a foot-switch, for me. Working on that right now.
The slickest Leslie switch I've seen is a gadget which mounts in the traditional position, and uses either (I'm not sure which) a photo-device or body-capacitance to switch Leslie speeds when you pass your finger across its surface, a smooth wooden strip.
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Re: Half Moon Switch too expensive, selfmade?
Ho-Kay! The Leslie control center is done. with tri-color LED speed indicator, and velcro mount to the organ. Friend Barry put it together in between keeping public TV on the air. I'll attempt to take a couple of pictures and load them in. It's not the best in the world, but it's a big improvement on a footswitch. It's in the right place (lower left hand side) and the switch flicks easily.
By the way, you wanna see a guy who can flip the hell out of a Leslie switch, but tenderly, even on an alternate take? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0lxsa0ATk
By the way, you wanna see a guy who can flip the hell out of a Leslie switch, but tenderly, even on an alternate take? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0lxsa0ATk
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