Vintage Synth Repair

Thank you all very much for the advice!  I will give it a try (just 
as soon as I solve the power supply hum problem!)  Distortion is just 
what I'm hoping for as I'm trying to replicate that Soft Machine 
sound...

-Dave

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Detko.Ralph@i... wrote:
> Should not be a problem, but keep the organ volume low at first and 
try to
> balance the effect levels to keep noise and distortion to a 
minimum. You
> could also put it through a DI with adjustable attenuation. DOD 
makes a
> cheap one. The first pedal in the line should have an adjustable 
input and
> output level (ie distortion) which you can adjust to balance the 
signal for
> the rest of the chain. Watch the amp volume when you hook it up, as 
you may
> experience lots of distortion (maybe a good thing?) until you get 
the levels
> balanced. Don't see how you could damage any of your gear with this 
set up.
> If you get lots of distortion try running it through a mixer with 
adjustable
> gain. DO NOT plug the headphone output to something like a stereo 
receiver
> input, or a tape-recorder record input, then you're going to have 
problems.
> You could also get the output modified (diy or by a tech) for a 
line level
> output.
> 
> 
>    Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:34:05 -0000
>    From: "quixotic psych" <quixoticpsych@y...>
> Subject: Running a Lowrey into a guitar amp?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have an old Lowrey TLO that I want to run into a guitar amp, 
mainly
> so I can add some effect boxes like fuzz and wah-wah. The only
> output jack on this organ is for headphones. Am I asking for trouble
> plugging a guitar cable into this jack and sending it through my 
> effects boxes?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Dave