Philicorda Organ Transporting Questions

[sarakisof]

Hello everyone.
I found a Philicorda 752 (same as 751 transistorized model) via local ads far away from my location but i will get a friend of mine who lives there to pick it up and send me by air courier (he works there so we can do it really safe and cheap too).
As he is busy enough, i want to do things a bit easier for him, so i do my homework and study first 
The plan goes like that: He will pick it up locally by a small car and then take it home and pack it safely for air transport.

So, i need to know first how the legs can be removed. Does it requires a screwdriver use or it is as simple as pulling them out easily? I have to know because i know he has really small space in his car so the job must be done right to the pick up spot - so he needs to know if he must carry a screwdriver with him (imagine him arriving at the spot with a screwdriver in his hand lol  ).

Furthemore and most important, i know that Phili's spring reverb is ultra sensitive and fragile. I ve read that you can lock/screw the spring reverb somehow, but couldn't find any infos on how to do that. Is there anyone know where this spot is? You must open the guts of the organ to do so or is in the back?

Any response asap, would be kindly appreciated.

[FUZZZZzzzz]

Have you seen this?

might give you some answer. I've personally worked with a couple of philicordas (transistor ones). Living in the Netherlands (where Philips originates) means there a lot of philicordas around. Every hip grandfather/mother had one. From my experience everything opens up with a couple of screws (but its been a while). What you'll find inside is always a total surprise. Could be a student house of mice or even something cooler. All the knobs and contacts might need some freshing up as well. The wooden legs look great, but not sturdy enough for touring. Its however a cool and charming addition sound and lookwise to everyones arsenal.

[sarakisof]

Yeap i have seen that alongside many other useful things about them. I have already read its schemo and ordered some electros that i use to change in every organ i get, just to be ready  . I own 2 Farfisa Fasts, one Mini and an Elka Panther 300 so far, got them for amost nothing and dead and i fully repaired them so i have some experience on them, thanks to this forum too.
I wish i had someone in Netherlands pick up one for free  , i always hear that almost every house used to have one, like you mentioned and you cannot believe the long and hard times i passed for months to find one, it was really painfull.

So you think they need a screwdriver to be removed?
Do you remember if that reverb lock screw can be accessed by outside (from the back or smthng?) I dont want to get my friend open it, he is already do too much for me 

[FUZZZZzzzz]

I think youll need a Philips screwdriver

Let me know if you find anything on securing the reverb tank for transportation. I had an organ that could secure the tank with a big flat screwdriver from the outside. (dont know if it was the philicorda)

yes.. there was a time when you could pick them up from the street on garbage collection day, but nowadays people seem to appreciate them more. Portable organs are always more pricey then the non portable ones.

[anotherjim]

I've never touched one myself, but I suspect they are well worth having.
Nord have quite a lot of the Philicorda sounds in their sample library and I have most of them loaded in my Nord Electro. Without the buttons & knobs of the real thing, the sampled sounds are too static for me.

[sarakisof]

I think youll need a Philips screwdriver

My man just picked it up and sent me a pic from underneath. He believes it must be the center big screw into that hole. What do you think guys?

[FUZZZZzzzz]

maybe just contact Markus Fuller. Thats the guy in the video. He seems like a very nice guy. I follow his youtube channel. He mainly did keys related repairs, but nowadays also other stuff that doesnt interest me enough .

We travelled with a philicorda on the backseat of a car with no protection whatsoever. It was completely fine afterwards, but thats nothing compaired to what you need.