I Utilized the original Contact Rails that came with my Wurli. Pipe console, after a thorough cleaning of the sterling silver wire, contact blocks, and the silver tipped shorting bars. I kept having missing notes on my organs and cleaning the contacts helped, only to have other notes go missing ! So I checked my options and decided to try Optical Switching rather than magnetic. "I HAVE NOT HAD ONE MISSING NOTE" in the past 5 Years.
All my keys, and all my pedals are optically switched, The keys have a very noticeable Positive feel when playing the organ ! I will provide you with any info you want if you, DM me !
---( No hysteresis & No Problems--- ! )
jkinkennon wrote:I would expect this to be the case. The contact strips would certainly wear out in 5 years of heavy playing in that time frame. Things that would last indefinitely for an amateur like myself give different mileage for those who practice a number of hours every day.
I'm curious what experiences our professional organists can share.