Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 So mate_stubb. I would like to get a M3 and Leslie. Which Leslie will work and sound the best? Also, are there different variations of a M3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 19, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 The big organ pictured here is not a Festival, it's a Lowrey Symphonic Theatre Console, model H25-3. Garth used this model, which featured a built-in string & brass symphonizer, from early 1974 onwards.The other one pictured above is indeed the old model Festival that he used during the '60's. Garth was also using a Lowrey Lincolnwood Deluxe, model TSO-25 for a brief period during the early '70s.Micke This sounds about right. I finally got a chance to check out the model no. and it indeed says "FL" which I assume, since I looked it up in a model list online, is representative of the original Festival (Tube Console model) manufactured in 1959. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 M3 is a good organ usally paired with 145 or 125 models. Remember M3's are spinets so don't think it will be a 3 series C,A, or B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 No different variations of an M-3. There is an M-2 without percussion, or an even earlier M. 125 is pretty good, 145 is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Thanx for the info guys. I have a old friend I haven't seen in a while that kept a M3 at home and a C3 with some Leslie and a tone cabinet for live use. I always thought the M3 was pretty cool. I think one would be nice to have around since it should sound better that most samples in romplers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 I have always liked M-3s. They are the only Hammond spinet worth having IMO. If I couldn't have a full sized console for some reason, that's the organ I would get. Advantages over L-100 series: true scanner vibrato, waterfall keysAdvantages over M-100 series: waterfall keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Let the crapshoot begin!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bones Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 I have always liked M-3s. They are the only Hammond spinet worth having IMO. If I couldn't have a full sized console for some reason, that's the organ I would get.Advantages over L-100 series: true scanner vibrato, waterfall keysAdvantages over M-100 series: waterfall keys The M-100 is worth considering. Advantages of an M-100 over M-3: reverb(s), presets, full (C to C) octave pedals, 2 main speakers - 1 reverb speaker. With expection of these added features and divingboard keys, the M-100 is an M-3... still a baby B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 If only the spinets had upper harmonic foldback . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bones Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 If only the spinets had upper harmonic foldback . Yup. You could always do a foldback kit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted September 19, 2007 Members Share Posted September 19, 2007 I once replaced the entire key contact set in my B-2, more than 1000 of them. Also replaced all the busbars. But I'm just a poor unfrozen caveman Hammond player. Your thought of wrapping resistance wire in the keyboard looms frightens and confuses me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I've been schoolin' myself about the M!!! http://www.soundofmusic.se/synthsandmore/m3.htm PS. My friends M3 was black. Did they ever come this way or was it refinished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 My bass player and I just loaded this thing into my apartment. Mother of God. . .It's heavy. It seems to work better each time I power it on (the sounds stabilizes, keys function better, etc.). It looks like it has barely been taken care of since the 50s, so I am going to try cleaning it and checking it out tomorrow. From what I can get out of it so far, it sounds pretty good. More info and maybe even pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 The kindest thing you can do to a Hammond is to play it regularly. The keyboards will mostly whip themselves into shape if you just play it often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 I opened up the back and I was preparing to see vacuum tubes. . .but not so many! There are about 70 tubes all in all. A hell of a lot. Do these need to be replaced? They are lighting up and working, but I am still getting patchy sound, no bass pedal sound, and not quite all of the flute sounds on the top manual. I am thinking maybe I need to get further inside and clean it out decently. . .In any case, it's a cool old Lowrey organ. Oh, just in case, are there any vintage organ repair places that would work on something like this? Say, maybe in the Michigan/Ohio area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HuskerDude Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 I'm going to second Mate's post. Play with it. A lot. Play the keys, flip the switches, press the pedals, even if they aren't making the right sound at the moment. If it's just been sitting around for a long time, there's probably some gunk built up in there that needs to be shaken out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Strangely, that seems to be working, letting it heat up, stay on, and going at the keys and tabs seems to be awakening it more and more. . .It still has a long way to go (the bass pedals still won't make any noise at all) but it's getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members figgment Posted October 9, 2013 Members Share Posted October 9, 2013 Garth is playing a Lowery Festival FLYou don't see these too oftenHere's one listed on eBay.http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-lowery-festivalL-organ-lowery-fl-from-approx-1959-great-shape-/321217458935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aca0d72f7I have one . If you're getting it for free grab it. I keep hoping to find another one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 12, 2013 Members Share Posted October 12, 2013 As for Leslies - if you have a stereo FOH you may wish to consider a Neo Mini Vent for Organ. Not much more than a crapshoot 125, but it will sound like it has an upper rotor. Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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