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Farfisa Compact User Manual

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Summary of Compact

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    Electronic portable organ mod. C 0 m b 0 compact by far f is a service and operating manual -- --- farfisa s. P. A. - p. D. Box 204 - an c d n /4..

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    Voicing and sounds church organ 1: bass 16 ' , flute 4' or mtb 16' and 4' chruch organ 2: bass 16 ' , piccolo 4 ' church organ 3 : bass 16 ' , flute 4 ', piccolo 4' church organ 4: piccolo4 ' strings ensemble: strings 16 ' , strings 8 ' , strings 4' (or one of each) dreamy organ: strings 8 ' , picco...

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    Farfisa portable electronic organ maintenance and performance hints main features keyboard: 49 keys c to c manual bass: 12 keys c to b, in addition to keyboard pedal board: 13 notes c to c (optional) photoresistor operated swell pedal, volume control knee lever control for multi-tone-booster ( farfi...

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    Flute 4' piccolo 4' strings 4' out signal control : a) volume b) bass c) treble on/osf switch pilot light earphone outlet (impedance 2000 + 2000 ohm) transistors: 150 x oc 71; 2 x oc 74 rectifiers : b 30 c 400; e 250 c 50; zener diode tube szl 9 tubes: 2 x ecc 83 110/240 volts, 50/60 hz, with built ...

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    To assemble the swell pedal (fig. D) loosen screws ( 19) and slide outwards plate {20) and fix it by tightening screws ( 19). Connect recesses ( 21 ) to the studs of the bar across the legs ( 1 1 fig. C) at the right of the player. Using the same procedure, the pedalboard is to be as­ sembled at the...

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    Internal regulations the compact organ is delivered in perfect tune conditions. Internal regulations may be therefore needed only in exceptional cases. The assistance of a good technician is highly recommended. For inside ispection, remove the plastic cover unscrewing the lateral screws. Single note...

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    Maintenance if the swell pedal or the multi-tone-booster lever does not work, it may be due t o an interrup­ tion interesting the lamps which are situated inside these the procedure for the substitution of such lamps, by using similar lamps type philips 12 v - 3 w mod. 12384, is shown in fig. I and ...

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    Fig. C fig. D 9.

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    E 10 c c' o o1 e f ff 00 oo• re re# ml fa f/ uiiwuu n . ! Souo;c: sl 00 g &f a ai 8 c off off pedal pedal pedal 11 e e fig. F.

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    Fig. I fig. L 12.

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    Within a very reduced size, which makes the instrument so easy to be carried, the compact embodies all features of a big organ. We are giving below some hints which are only intended to guide the player in his first con­ tact with the instrument, feeling sure that the fancy of the per for mer and th...

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    Medium octave flute a· - oboe a• - trumpet a· - strings a· high octave flute 4' - piccolo 4' - strings 4' the colour tones may also be classified in three groups: - traditional round sounds: bass 16' - flute a· - flute 4' - penetrating clear sounds of the strings family: strings 16' - strings 8' - s...

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    Pedalboard no. 3 the pedal board (optional) repeats the sounds of the manual bass with an additional c: 13 notes, c to c. Manual bass and pedalboard stops no. 4 three stops provide three different levels of volume: p - piano, mf - mezzoforte, f - forte. The stops of superior vo·lume level superpose ...

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    16 examples 1 - tutti - bass 16' and all white stops up to s t r in g s 4' reverb, long -vibrato, heavy, fast - pedal f. ..______, ii - horn - multi-tone-booster, 16 without pushing on the control knee lever. ill - carillon - multi-tone-booster, 4' - reverb, long - pedal p - the control knee lever...

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    Iv - concert organ - multi-tone-booster, 16', 8', 4' - vibrato, heavy,fast - pedal f please note in the introduction the sharp stresses obtained by pushing the knee lever. M.T. B tid. Ptd· _,-, .. . ,...,..., +·: .,.. B. Continued • •• • ... - v - oboe - oboe 8' - vi brato - .. • . - - • ecc ecc v...

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    Vii - jazz organ - multi-tone-booster, 16' 8' - pedal f control knee lever always pushed. T1.'j'.B. - s'mcc ii 'j'o viii - trumpet - trumpet 8' - vibrato - reverb ix - church organ • bass 16' • flute 4' - pedal f • • • • • .Lo .........__-- 18.

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    ------ - 'j'r. i':' - & x - hawaiian melody • multi-tone-booster, 4 - vibrato, heavy, fast -reverb - pedal p the change of tone is obtained by pushing slightly on the control knee lever. M t b _.. .......... + • ....._., 0 • 19.

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    Xi - bass - strings 16' - strings 4' - vibrato, fast - reverb - pedal f • • xii - cello - multi-tone-booster, 16' - vibrato - pedal p • ·• the expressivity of the melody is obtained by pushing softly on the control knee lever, which is released when playing chords. N· t. B .. 20

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    Xiii - melodious organ • multi-tone-booster, 16', 8'- vibrato - pedal mf or bass 16' - oboe 8 ' - vibrato- pedal mf xiv - brass section - multi-tone-booster, 16' - pedal mf m a n.Val. Bass + + • z1.

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    Xv - manual bass • multi-tone-booster, 16' 8' - reverb - pedal f control knee lever always pushed 22 t1 or, 8 i mrnurl &.Hs • • . ... • • ... • . • • •.

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    Xvi - manual bass - multi-tone-booster, 16', 8'- reverb - pedal f control knee lever always pushed m-t. B· • + • • • .... - -- • + • • + + ... :ff • • . • • •.

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    Xvii - two manual organ - multi-tone-booster, 16', 8', 4' - reverb - vibrato, heavy, fast - pedal f 24 to obtain tho contrast of tones, imitatin g the two manuals, use control knee lever as showed. 11t& r +' . . + • • + • jo + .. - i · . • • ,.: • r i.

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    Some explanation on schematics se • 10: operating s chemat i c s the schematics show the general principles, which are the following ones: a) the signals are originated by oscillators g to. Each one of them produces all the frequencies of same name (i. E. G 10 • c produces all cs , g 10 ·a prc:x:luc...

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