Now all the keys are off we can see the board that holds the keys. This is held on by just a few screws. But that metal rod going across it is also an issue. As you can see it is engaged by the right hand knee swell to the actual swell flaps at the front and back of the organ.
Here’s the rod at the front. As you can see it hits a round wooden peg that opens the front swell flap.
Here’s a view from the back. The rod comes over the top of the peg board and then hooks a strap connected to the rear swell flap.
So all I do is to ease the hooks from the swell strap and over the peg. Now I can unscrew the peg board with the rod still in place for now.
So here’s the peg board.. I’m now wishing I had a workshop because my whole study is taken up with pieces.. and I’m not even close to finished yet!