This includes returning or setting up suitable candidates to original design specifications (blueprinting). Many individual examples failed to achieve design performance, even when new. Work was frequently rushed to satisfy accountancy & order book requirements.

In restoration we prefer correct appearance & finish. Unlike some others we do not paint plated metal components in bright colours or replace black engraved panels with shiny silver.

Enter   for examples of our Fender Rhodes piano restorations & some of our other restoration work.

We can repair the case or even build a replacement if needed. Recover, using the original pattern material or a later pattern if preferred. Replace rusty, worn or dull case fittings.

Re-bush the keyboard to take up wear & restore a firm feel. Replace worn hammer tips & hammers. Replace Tines, Grommets & springs as required to restore sustain. Replace dead or weak pickups. Set escapement & other measurements to original specification. Tune, balance & set intonation, This is usually done to give a bright, lively tone as intended by the designer.

All this is practicable only on examples that have been reasonably well looked after, with no serious rust or other signs of severe neglect. Many instruments will do, many won't.

If only a service to restore full function is required, for a gigging instrument, we can provide this. Full restoration may not be needed if it will suffer the rigours of life on the road.

Similiar restoration can be undertaken on a 200 Series instrument if its condition justifies such work.

Case repair & respraying. Top cleaning & polishing. Polishing & re-bushing keys. New reeds etc. as required. Setting up action to optimum as per specification. Improving brightness & sustain in certain ranges. Tuning, setting intonation & balance etc. Replacing missing hum shields etc.

Again, just a service to make it playable, if that is what's needed.

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Over the years we have completed many Tone Wheel Hammond Organ Restorations. For private musicians, groups, studios & the music industry. Many of our customers are famous names, others may become well known. Some simply want the best instruments possible, that is why they have come to us.

In many cases instruments have been restored to an uncompromising standard. Cases, mechanisms & amplification better than when they left the factory. This work also applies to tone & Leslie cabinets. In some cases additional features or updates are included.

We can carry out these levels of restoration and/or modification for all our customers. Naturally such work is not cheap. Prices, however, are fair, reflecting the commitment in time and materials expended.

We can also provide a basic service, as mentioned previously. It all depends on your needs.

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A 1937 Model E. One of the heaviest & most expensive Hammonds made. 32 key A.G.O. concave radiating pedal board, pedal to manual coupler, twin generators, twin swell pedals & twin tremulants. My own personal instrument, it will be restored as a labour of love.

This will show just what can be achieved with an early classic. Certain 'modern' (post WW2) features will be carefully added, without detracting from or spoiling its originallity.

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Leslie & Hammond tone cabinets can be restored. Cabinet repair & repolishing, speaker overhaul & reconing. Pre-amplifiers & amplifiers overhauled. New valves, chassis refinished etc. Motors plus rotors cleaned & lubricated. Belts & tyres replaced. Necklace or other reverb units cleaned & serviced.

Our workshops have full Wood-working facilities available, with the services of craftsmen. Plus precision skilled Metal-working facilities with modern machinery. For selected classics new cabinets can be built to original or better standards. Unobtainable metal parts can be restored or made. Chrome & nickel work can be restored.