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Cipher In Hofbauer 20er Crank-organ
By Craig Smith

First, Make sure that the hose connecting that note/valve to the tracker
bar isn't off at one end or even split at the nipple or a bend.  If you
can tell me which note cyphers, I can tell you which tube.

I looked at the pictures I took of a couple of Hofbauer organs
I restored and there are 20 little buttons that protrude out the bottom
of the wind chest, one for each note.  If you push up on one, that note
plays.

I think that the only way to access this area is from the back of the
chest, which is way down at the bottom, just a small space in front of
the bellows.

You might be able to work something like a coat hanger with a 90-degree
bend (with about a 3-inch leg) down there.  Hold the main part vertical
and then turn it to sweep the bent end under the chest to dislodge a
peanut or whatever.  Or how about using compressed air?

Watch out that you don't cause damage while you're messing around with
the insides of the organ.

Regards,

Craig Smith
Upstate New York

Cipher: A note that continues to sound in a pipe organ when the organist
does not intend for it to sound.  Perhaps this is actually a psychological
problem.  Are you certain that you really want it to stop playing?

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