I always loved seeing artists like Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Munetaka Higuchi, Mike Rutherford and others play Taurus Pedals while playing the guitar or bass.  Unfortunately for me, a used set of Moog's famous pedals will set you back a few thousand bucks.

Since there are plenty of ways to recycle, I figured I would contribute as well.  I bought a set of old Hammond organ pedals on eBay, and had a broken MIDI keyboard I could use the parts from.  After trying my other set of pedals first, I tried for a couple of weeks on and off to get them to work.  I finally figured out they are wired incorrectly, so I switched to the Hammond pedals. Within an hour they were wired and ready.

Now I need to build an enclosure for the pedals and electronics, and implement the keyboard's octave plus and minus buttons, mod wheel, volume, MIDI port, on/off switch, etc.  Should be fun.  I will keep you posted!

Enjoy the video demo of the pedals in action!

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