These are a few photos of my good old Elka 707. Took them in here for sentimental reasons, although the quality is poor due to the Philips Vesta PCV680 webcam that I had to use for shooting.
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I have a 707 in my studio too (s/n 1339) which I´ve had for about 6 months now. It is very beautiful thing and it sounds absolutely gorgeous but there´s one slight problem with it.. the power switch is broken (totally off its socket) and I have to press the button down Really Hard so that the contacts let electricity throught.. This is quite worksome for a pleasure of playing&hearing the organ.
I didn´t get any schematics with the organ (not even inside of it), thought as I´ve opened the back wall the wires show pretty clearly where & what wires goes to the power switch but it seems to locate in quite hard place to be replaced.
Do you have any instructions on fixing the problem?
My other 2 organs work nicely; the Eminent 310 Unique and Yamaha CSY2 (btw the Eminent came with schematic files inside it..)
Best regards :
Jukka Mikael Järvinen
musician
Tampere , Suomi/Finland
glad to hear from you as another 707 owner. Good news: the power switch is commonly available at electronic stores. But I would recommend to examine the original part first and then buy an exact replacement. The best would be to put the 707 on a trolley for a few days. To get to the power switch you have to remove the back cover, top shelf and roll cover and then fold up the front panel and upper manual. Things will not be that complicated as it looks at first, and a lucky 707 will be worth the effort.
I got the original schematics with my 707, so if you should get into any trouble, I may help you out with an electronic copy (which I have not prepared yet).
Thanks for advice, I will try that. (Although I always tend to have a slight fear when opening my instruments / electonic devices that I might accidently broke them..)
The schematics would be superb! if you just can find enough time to make a pdf-copy of it I´d appreciate very much !
Hello Hajo,
I’m now since 3 days the lucky owner of an ELKA707 (13,50€ via ebay).
Unfortunatley there is something starnge with the Solo-synth and the preamp for non Leslie-mode.
Would you be so kind to help me out with the schematics, too?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Ole
Hello,
I have recently purchased an Elka X-705 which I have read is the same as the 707 but a portable model ( you still need two people to lift it though). It is truly a wonderful organ but mine is acting a bit quirky at times. I will be opening it up soon to clean contacts and change any bad caps etc. To this respect I need a copy of the schematics! If you could help me out I would be very grateful. Jukka, I trust you have solved your problem by now, if you still need help, let us know.
Many thanks,
Lucas
it´s nice to notice that the “underrated” Elka X705/707 organs have suddenly become popular and collectables..mainly because Equinoxe 8 and Magnetic Fields 5 . Well, I just happen to have both; the X705 and the 707 (the X- is currently at my parent´s house, in 99% working condition -the lowered octave solo-presets; some of them, sound “gurgly” when the octave button is pressed down).
I am going to dig the picture of my both Elkas shown simultaneously (X below 707 – the graphical quality of this pic is unfortunate blurry; didn´t have better cam-handy few months back..) I am also planning to do two video demostrations of the Elkas, of course playing slightly-variated versions of Equinoxe 8 and Magnetic Fields 5 ..
I have just acquired an Elka Artist 707. It powers up, but there is an intermittent hum in the speakers and the keys make sound for a split second and then nothing. It’s almost as if there is an interruption in the power/speaker supply. Any ideas? Thank you
congratulations on your new acquisition. The best will be to start with the power supply (voltages, capacitors) and a visual inspection on the numerous electrical contacts of boards, sockets and switches. The 707 is a fairly robust beast and mainly suffers from corrosion and dirt.
Bonjour , j’ai acquis un elka 707 mais voila plusieurs fonctions ne marchent pas, je n’ai pas de percutions pas de flûtes donc plusieurs fonctions qui ne marchent pas vont avec et je ne sais pas d’ou cela provient j’ai bien désoxydé les ressorts de contacts (d’ailleurs j’aimerais bien les changer mais je ne sais pas ou en trouver) Pourriez vous m’en dire plus sur cette panne au-quelle cette orgue n’a pas d’intérêt complésent
Bien cordialement et merci.
Greetings
fellow Elka 707 owner
I have a 707 in my studio too (s/n 1339) which I´ve had for about 6 months now. It is very beautiful thing and it sounds absolutely gorgeous but there´s one slight problem with it.. the power switch is broken (totally off its socket) and I have to press the button down Really Hard so that the contacts let electricity throught.. This is quite worksome for a pleasure of playing&hearing the organ.
I didn´t get any schematics with the organ (not even inside of it), thought as I´ve opened the back wall the wires show pretty clearly where & what wires goes to the power switch but it seems to locate in quite hard place to be replaced.
Do you have any instructions on fixing the problem?
My other 2 organs work nicely; the Eminent 310 Unique and Yamaha CSY2 (btw the Eminent came with schematic files inside it..)
Best regards :
Jukka Mikael Järvinen
musician
Tampere , Suomi/Finland
Hi Jukka Mikael,
glad to hear from you as another 707 owner. Good news: the power switch is commonly available at electronic stores. But I would recommend to examine the original part first and then buy an exact replacement. The best would be to put the 707 on a trolley for a few days. To get to the power switch you have to remove the back cover, top shelf and roll cover and then fold up the front panel and upper manual. Things will not be that complicated as it looks at first, and a lucky 707 will be worth the effort.
I got the original schematics with my 707, so if you should get into any trouble, I may help you out with an electronic copy (which I have not prepared yet).
All the best to Finland,
Hajo
Hello Hajo
Thanks for advice, I will try that. (Although I always tend to have a slight fear when opening my instruments / electonic devices that I might accidently broke them..)
The schematics would be superb! if you just can find enough time to make a pdf-copy of it I´d appreciate very much !
Hello Hajo,
I’m now since 3 days the lucky owner of an ELKA707 (13,50€ via ebay).
Unfortunatley there is something starnge with the Solo-synth and the preamp for non Leslie-mode.
Would you be so kind to help me out with the schematics, too?
Thanks in advance and best regards,
Ole
Hello,
I have recently purchased an Elka X-705 which I have read is the same as the 707 but a portable model ( you still need two people to lift it though). It is truly a wonderful organ but mine is acting a bit quirky at times. I will be opening it up soon to clean contacts and change any bad caps etc. To this respect I need a copy of the schematics! If you could help me out I would be very grateful. Jukka, I trust you have solved your problem by now, if you still need help, let us know.
Many thanks,
Lucas
to Lucas
hello man,
it´s nice to notice that the “underrated” Elka X705/707 organs have suddenly become popular and collectables..mainly because Equinoxe 8 and Magnetic Fields 5 . Well, I just happen to have both; the X705 and the 707 (the X- is currently at my parent´s house, in 99% working condition -the lowered octave solo-presets; some of them, sound “gurgly” when the octave button is pressed down).
I am going to dig the picture of my both Elkas shown simultaneously (X below 707 – the graphical quality of this pic is unfortunate blurry; didn´t have better cam-handy few months back..) I am also planning to do two video demostrations of the Elkas, of course playing slightly-variated versions of Equinoxe 8 and Magnetic Fields 5 ..
-J M Järvinen
Finland
I have just acquired an Elka Artist 707. It powers up, but there is an intermittent hum in the speakers and the keys make sound for a split second and then nothing. It’s almost as if there is an interruption in the power/speaker supply. Any ideas? Thank you
Hi Franklin,
congratulations on your new acquisition. The best will be to start with the power supply (voltages, capacitors) and a visual inspection on the numerous electrical contacts of boards, sockets and switches. The 707 is a fairly robust beast and mainly suffers from corrosion and dirt.
Regards,
Hajo
Bonjour , j’ai acquis un elka 707 mais voila plusieurs fonctions ne marchent pas, je n’ai pas de percutions pas de flûtes donc plusieurs fonctions qui ne marchent pas vont avec et je ne sais pas d’ou cela provient j’ai bien désoxydé les ressorts de contacts (d’ailleurs j’aimerais bien les changer mais je ne sais pas ou en trouver) Pourriez vous m’en dire plus sur cette panne au-quelle cette orgue n’a pas d’intérêt complésent
Bien cordialement et merci.