Scrap or Keep M3's ? (one has a leslie kit)

[Guest]

Hi - I picked up two 'for parts' M3s today. I was primarily after a run motor for my CV, but I'm wondering if they are worth keeping to (someday) try to revive. Here is the basic status:</P>


organ A) amp and speaker removed. wires were not lableled at all before being cut - so I'm not sure as to how (easily) to determine what goes where (at lease for all the black wire). the scanner had been removed (wires were labeled) and was allegedy 'rebuilt', but just not reinstalled yet. No idea if that is true. Everything else looks intact.</P>


organ B) only amp and speaker removed. everything else appears intact and unmolested. *** cool thing is that it has a leslie hookup kit, with the half moon switches (at bass end), and a selector switch (treble end) to select between normal speaker, leslie, or a headphone jack.</P>


The bolts for locking down the TG were missing on both organs, so they have presumably been moved at least twice unsecured (not sure how big of a deal this is).</P>


SOooooo, looking for advice as to whether these would be worthing keeping intact (or possibly chopping them in half for space savings while stored) and someday trying to transplant in a new/different amp. Or, should I just pull out parts and scrap. </P>


If scrapping any suggestions (other than the obvious) as to what would be good to retain for my parts boneyard or resale, etc?</P>

[Brendon Wright]

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If it's any help, here's the service manual:</p>

http://www.archive.org/details/Hammo...delsMM2M3M-100</p>

[johnny b3]

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http://cgi.--------/Hammond-AO29-6V6-tube-amp_W0QQitemZ170389983851QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintag e_Electronics_R2?hash=item27ac08d26b</p>



bid on this quick!
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[Guest]

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The percussion tablets are keepers. They fit on B3/C3/A100s. I accually can use functioning tablets. </P>
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[redoctoberff]

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Maybe it's just me but I see it as almost criminal to part out organs like this. Obviously someone has already done the better part of that by the removing the amp, but you can replace that for much less than most pay for a working M3 and with a little effort have a completely functional organ. If you don't want it, you can pass it along (sell it) to someone who does. </p>

If you really need the run motor, I don't think there's any problem in swapping one of them out, but if it were me I would try to find a replacement (ebay etc) at some point to make that M3 work again. Since you have two, maybe you can concentrate on one as a parts unit and try to rebuild the other.</p>

It's mostly personal opinion but I can't even justify gutting a $50 or free T for foldback parts and spare keys, let alone even thinking about doing that to an M. It's sort of like the Native Americans with buffalo... just seems like a collossal and unnecessary waste since, you know, they don't make these organs anymore. </p>

Guaranteed, if you make one of those M3's work you will be able to find someone that would love playing it.
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[Guest]

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i basically have the same sentiments (i wasn't the ____ that cut the amp / speakers out). I've been pretty much planning to do what you alluded to. I think i'm going to scrap out the one that already has the scanner removed. doing it this way for a few reasons: it is the roughest, I do Neeeed a run motor for my CV, have a friend that needs the scanner - and I really can't keep so much stuff around.</P>


I've kind of wanted to have/make a 'chop', so perhaps i'll just chop them (to make some room) - and maybe they'll hang around for that "someday" project.</P>

[CVDen]

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I have a CV (well, two of them, they're my favorite hammonds) and I also have an M3. I never added trek perc to my CV, it has enough keyclick and balls that I never really needed it. But the problem with the CV's is they totally take over a mix. I've found the M3's are perfectly complementary to the CV, kind of like it would be if you had a gibson 335 (CV) and a telecaster (M3). If I have a recording project to do that needs hammond, I try both because they are different enough that one is usually the obvious choice for the piece of music. If it needs a sea of sound to float on, the CV is the obvious choice. If it needs more of a thinner, solo sound I use the M3. SO obviously put me down in the "keep at least one" column.