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bee3
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Just got a Hammond

Hi... don't post in the keys section too much... but thought I'd share.  Just had a Hammond A100 re-cased into a portable B3 style case.  I took receipt of it today... and it is really everything I ever dreamed of.  :smileyhappy:

 

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Re: Just got a Hammond


bee3 wrote:

Hi... don't post in the keys section too much... but thought I'd share.  Just had a Hammond A100 re-cased into a portable B3 style case.  I took receipt of it today... and it is really everything I ever dreamed of.  :smileyhappy:

 

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Re: Just got a Hammond

Congratulations, welcome to the club! Now you know why they are mythical instruments. That looks like a very well done road cabinet.

 

Do you have a leslie for it?

Moe

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bee3
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Re: Just got a Hammond


mate_stubb wrote:

Congratulations, welcome to the club! Now you know why they are mythical instruments. That looks like a very well done road cabinet.

 

Do you have a leslie for it?


Yes...  I have a 122 and a 145.  This is actually my fourth Hammond.  I had an M3, a Bill Beers Chop, and an A101.  But this one is my dream organ.  

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Re: Just got a Hammond

What vintage? I always gravitate to late 50s organs, but also like the early red cap rockers.

Moe

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Re: Just got a Hammond

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Wow, that's a sharp looking beastie, there, congrats!  

Hurrr. Derp, derp, derp.
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Re: Just got a Hammond

Sweet!!! 

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Re: Just got a Hammond

Way cool
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Absolutely friggin beautiful! Happy for you even though somewhat envious lol

 

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Re: Just got a Hammond

Bootiful. Jealous. :smileyhappy:
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Re: Just got a Hammond

Very nice!  Who did the chop?  And do the legs somehow fold?

 

And of course you know you shouldn't leave it on it's side/end too long....

 

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The chop was done by Tim Warneck at Retrolinear.  

The legs come do come off via wingnuts and a few standard bolts.  Below are some pictures of it's evolution.  So it's not as fast a breakdown as it would be if you had folding industrial legs, but for me, where I'll only bring it out on special occasions AND be able to get it down my basement steps with hard turns, it's perfect.  It takes about 10 minutes to put together, which really is pretty reasonable given the beauty of the organ.  Really have to give Tim credit for an awesome design!

Needless to say, this thing is awesome.   I couldn't recommend Retrolinear highly enough... for any of your vintage keys needs... 

chop1

 

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chop3

 

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Re: Just got a Hammond

Thanks for posting the build pix! Looks like they did a fine job.

Is the white rocker switch for Leslie slow/stop/fast? I don't think my stubby fingers would be compatible with that. But I always prefer a foot switch for rotor speed anyway. What's the other toggle switch do?
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Plink Floyd wrote:
Thanks for posting the build pix! Looks like they did a fine job.

Is the white rocker switch for Leslie slow/stop/fast? I don't think my stubby fingers would be compatible with that. But I always prefer a foot switch for rotor speed anyway. What's the other toggle switch do?

It's a traditional switch, slow and fast.  But, there is also a 1/4 inch out from the bottom where you can control the speed with a footswitch.  The other toggle you're referring to (I think) is the Trek Reverb control.

In addition, there is a effects send/return on the upper manual.  And there is an input that allows you to control the Neo Ventilator Rotary Simulator pedal from the organ itself.  Tim brought one over and hooked it up... sounded pretty damn good.  I don't have one... but someday I may need to pick one up... and when I do, the organ is ready to handle it.

There is also a standard 1/4 inch line out and a separate line out if I want to go directly to a bass cabinet for Left Hand bass.

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 Wow very nice!

 

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Re: Just got a Hammond

Fantastic job!  Personally I would have chosen a wood color instead of black but that's just personal taste.  I regret immensely selling the C-3 I used to have and keep going back and forth with the idea of getting a B-3 - the problem is that they are so huge.  I sold my two-manual Viscount clone recently and was thinking of getting an XK-3c.  I played one and was really impressed by it :smileysurprised:  Nothing sounds like the real thing, but the XK-3c is really well designed

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Re: Just got a Hammond

I also prefer wood finish on full console organs and stay at home B3s, but I think an ebony B3 looks quite nice on stage.

I don't know what that chop cost, but I suspect that the price of a well kept A1XX model plus chopping could frequently be much less than the cost of a 'well used' B3.
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A wood finish would have increased the cost quite a bit... he would have had to use better wood and I imagine getting the finish to be perfect would have been costlier as well. That was the driver behind the black. :smileyhappy:
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bee3 wrote:
A wood finish would have increased the cost quite a bit... he would have had to use better wood and I imagine getting the finish to be perfect would have been costlier as well. That was the driver behind the black. :smileyhappy:

I can attest to that. When I built my controller, the wood took forever!

Moe

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