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Sounds familiar:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/sb-100-no-sound#post-3966386
You could maybe try something like this, just think of a way to lock the single pins together. You can buy long female Dupont style housings if you want to change the single housings to say two 16 pin long ones without re-crimping (the crimp terminals on these cables are Dupont 2.54mm style)
Quoted from oldschoolbob:I thought about using just one row in a double row connector
It will work provided you can find a dual row double connector long enough..
The ribbon cables are pressed into the IDC connector. If you were my neighbour I'd loan you my press 
In desperate times use a hammer and a block of wood (which I have done)..
Quoted from oldschoolbob:The way I understand the odd/even rows is I would have to seperate each conductor and insert them individually into an odd or even row.
No. Every second wire in the cable is used on each row and when you plug in you choose to use either the odds or evens on both ends. You don't need to separate the wires, just place the ribbon over the connector and press it in.
Yes a bench vice is a great idea - use blocks of wood on each side.
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