How much interest has there been in the D152

[jordan312]

The Hammond D152 is an RT2 with built in 3 channel amplifier and speakers. It is the biggest and most expensive Hammond made in the 1960s. They have an AGO 32 note pedal board and a few additional solo voices in the pedal division. Otherwise they are the same as an A100, B3, C3.
I acquired one last year and will need to put a lot of effort into rebuilding the amplifier to bring it back to full operation. The caps are failing fast.
The big question is - Is this an organ anyone would want?

[tpappano]

I certainly wouldn't mind having one 8) How far are you from Tulsa?

[jordan312]

113 miles. I am just east of Joplin, MO

[tpappano]

Just a stone's throw! If at any point you should want to re-home her, just let me know, I'd be glad to take her in 8)

[Sweet Pete]

Wants and needs are different things.Moving one regularly would be a challenge for sure.
Twenty years ago I obtained a minty one from a church and after three moves found a recording studio to put it in.
Paired it with a 147 Leslie and it ended up being used a fair amount it otherwise wouldn't have.
Obtaining is one thing,making it playable another,and actually playing it; again, a whole 'nother thang.....
A built in HR40.....these really kick hard and at close to 600 pounds should.I have moved lighter spinet pianos.

[tiredoldgeezer]

Obtaining is one thing,making it playable another,and actually playing it; again, a whole 'nother thang.....

Truer words ne'er were spoken!

[ChristopherDB113]

When I started shopping for an organ to practice on at home, I was looking at a D152 since it had the 32 AGO pedals. Was the dark wood finish in mint condition. I also liked the internal amp and speakers since it would go in a bedroom in a mobile home where space was limited. However, the seller was not willing to budge at all on the price, which I could not afford. I'm sure the seller found a buyer for that price, which I think was $3,500 back in 1996, in SW Ohio.

If you are concerned about resale value, I think anything that shares parts with the B3 and C3 will hold their value. That said, I wouldn't want to sell to someone who just wanted to strip it for parts.

Epilogue: I bought an RT-3 for $3k, blonde finish in very good but not mint condition, with an A20 tone cabinet in the dark finish. I still have it and play it almost every day. The pedal solo unit really kicks #** for church music. According to my serial number it was built in 1960 and I know the capacitors have mellowed with age but I plan to leave them in place since the tone works for what I am doing.

[jordan312]

My main concern is all the effort to bring the electronics back up to useful operation only to find that it is not a model anyone would be interested in down the road. Mechanically it is in top notch shape. As furniture it is 100%. Actually it was purchased new by a lady who was a local church/wedding organist. She kept in her home and dusted it weekly for 50 years. She even had the plastic covers on the pedal naturals. She has now passed on and her family did not want it. The only problems are age related electronics.

[Admin]

Nobody can tell you definitively what it's worth to a buyer nor do we know how much time, effort, and money it will cost you to restore it. Being an AGO model it certainly has some value and would make a nice organ for a gospel style church or as a home practice instrument. It's definitely not on a list of Hammonds to avoid. You can post in the How Much Is It Worth area of the Forum for opinions as to its value.