Well, as AndyG would say, you probablywon't gettoo much for it. LSI Hammonds aren't worth a whole lot, plus the organ market is pretty flat. In September 2006, I purchased my 2100 Concorde for $500. The guy selling it was trying to get rid of it for his elderly grandmother. He would not have sold it, if I had come along needing an organ (mine had died). He even tried to donate it to a church, but church musicians today have gone the way of electronic keyboards (lots cheaper, and can reporoduce pipe organ sounds that rival the original instrument). </P>
I've seen Concordes on e-Bay get maybe $200, if they're lucky. Right now, there's someone attempting to sell a 2307M, that doesn't even work for $500. If it were me, I'd give him $100, and I could fix it (I know my way around the insides of that organ). </P>
Bottom line: Whatever you could get for it would be my answer, but don't expect too much. Sorry I can't give you better news.</P>
Why the low value? Old age, the advance of technology, plus the total decline of the new and used organ market. There are very few old organs that command a premium, real vintage Hammonds, of course and some older big consoles that people want to gut and then use to control virtual organs. </P>
It was top of the line back in 74 and did sell for around $10K, but that was 34 years ago. If you want to see real depreciation, look at a two year old Lowrey. Maybe cost $70K, now selling for $10K or less. That's how bad the market is.</P>
As for the Concorde, a pile of junk it most certainly is not, at least if it's working. It's just not valuable.</P>
Andy G</P>
It's not what you play. It's not how you play. It's the fact that you're playing that counts.
In my opinion, the Concorde is FAR from a pile of junk. The 2300 series is a very fine sounding instrument. Unfortunatly, alot of the LSI Hammonds were raught with problems. The edge connectors on the boards would oxidize, causing thunderstorms, and portions, or all of the organ to cut out. That's what we refer to on here as "The LSI Disease". Some organs were more prone than others. I had a 1972 2100 Concorde that was awful. I was always in the organ correcting something, and it thundered more than a summertime storm. That organ finally died a couple of years ago, and I gave it away. This 2100 I have now, was a 1975 model, and it's fairly quiet. I haven't really needed to pop the top on it at all. </P>
My late organ teacher had a 2300 series (like yours), and it was always quiet, and reliable. I tried to talk him out of it, but understandably, he didn't want to part with it.</P>
The Concorde went for $10,900 originally. Unfortunatly, with the advent of electronic keyboards, that reporoduce realistic sounds, plus don't take up the space of a full sized organ, the desirability for an organ is almost nil. The only organs commanding a decent price, would be vintage tonewheel Hammonds (B-3, A-100, etc.). Plus, there's some mentality, that playing the organ isn't "cool". But, WE know different!</P>
I'd try your local Craigslist, or paper first. Can't do any harm.</P>
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