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is for sale in Arizona. In good working condition, and has had
regular maintenance.
The owner is asking for $1,000.
A really good deal, I assume?
regular maintenance.
The owner is asking for $1,000.
A really good deal, I assume?
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Location is everything. I'm not sure about Arizona but I find places like New Mexico to be particular Hammond deserts (both literally and figuratively). There are just fewer around. Arizona may be the same way.
That's a good price. The gotcha is that if it is a foam unit without foam removed, that will be a substantial cost to have removed by a qualified tech, or DIY at great risk of damaging the wiring. -
Early 60's should be without foam.Hammond B3, A100, Leslie 122, 251Comment
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Correct, but how early is early? Grain of salt. I go by what's there (rivets, the evidence in front of you.)Originally posted by Fanatic View PostComment
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Well, it must be good deal, because there is someone else
selling an A-101 in the same city, which is also dated early
60's, and they are asking for over $3,500! :-)Comment
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In the U.S.A., it is quite hard to sell a Hammond at any price (even an A100) without a Leslie included.Comment
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I drove from SC to Pennsylvania to pick up an A102 for $600 on ebay! Turns out it was a 63 with no foam, and after a busbar cleaning, rebuilding both amps, adding a 122A, I got a super nice hammond! Was cosmetically very nice and a one owner organ rescued from a gameroom/man cave.
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Forgive my ignorance, but I have never owned a Hammond. Can't you play
it without a Leslie speaker? I don't think either seller has a Leslie.
And is the guy in this video, using a Leslie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7MoGiuH9gk
Because that's the sound I wanna get!Comment
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Some consoles, like the A100 in the video, have built-in speakers, amps and reverb. Sounds like he might be playing without a Leslie. Other consoles like the B and C require external speaker cabinets.Tom in Tulsa
Fooling with: 1969 E100, 1955 M3, 1963 M100, Leslie 720Comment
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Tha A series has built in speakers, and reverb, and no, you don't need an external speaker.
This is what a Leslie can do for a Hammond...and that's the sound I personally enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3f..._aqw_w&index=1Comment
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Joey DeFrancesco absolute rocks out! Love his playing!
But yeah, I don't think i will need the Leslie for Bach, and again,
I don't think either of the sellers I found have the Leslies included.
I might try out the cheaper one!
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A Leslie is used in this video on Chorale speed the entire time.Originally posted by Paul789 View PostComment
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Roy (hope this is correct), you are right, That organ sounds so alive playing Bach, because of the Chorale. The reverb helps as well. But Joey sounds fabulous with his Leslie, likely turned up to max. The overdriven horn and key click, along with the left hand bass, get me tachycardic....such widely disparate but beautiful tones. You can't go wrong with an A 100 or 102 in that price range. I think I may have said this before, but when you get there, if you find problems that need fixing, you might be able to get the price down a bit without offending.Good luck with the purchase, Paul.1955 B3, Leslie 21H and 147. Hammond A100 with weird Leslie 205. 1976 Rhodes. Wurlitzer 200A. Yamaha DX7/TX7. Korg M1. Yamaha C3 grand, 67 Tele blond neck, Les Paul Standard, PRS 24, Gibson classical electric, Breedlove acoustic electric, Strat, P Bass, Rogers drum kit, Roland TD 12 digital drums, Apollo quad, older blackfaced Fender Twin, other amps, mics and bits and pieces cluttering up the "studio."Comment
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Joey D turned the 22H down to 6 or so when I saw him at Jazz Cellar.Better rush out and get me a ZK1?
Where's that wall of twelve dimed Leslies? In that little box? Really?
Pic was full size in your endorsement post.Do you like yours haha? Expenditure justification for some I suppose.
The chorale(Vent in stereo) and reverb(Boss) I get through these Meyer UPM's and a little sub? Forget the Leslie.
Once you hear the A102 preamp through modern speakers and FX it is unlikely you will be disappointed.
Those with the most space or biggest speakers don't always get the best sound in my experience.These two shows were at Rogers Arena.
The Jeff Lynne ELO concert sounded like an FM radio station in a luxury SUV.Invisible SR system.Sound techs had great skill and hearing!
11 trucks and techs that operate in this century.
The John Fogerty concert sounded like a blown up AM car radio,awful.The drive-in movie theater tone on 11 man! Spinal Tap for real?
Wall of speakers and sidefill. Briefcase roadies.....1969 in 2019. 30 trucks?The carbon footprint of a dinosaur,must have been 12 still full.
I say a Leslie alone in a room is more akin to AM than a little SR/monitor system which is more FM and 'full bandwidth'.
I like my 'mix' better than my 147,251,760,142 at home.Can't play music through the Leslie(maybe some First Edition?)
These will get as many complaints from the neighbors as a Leslie,easy!
Headphones and speakers reveal all that should be 'carved out' to really enjoy full bandwidth.
A Leslie with a band or choir, provides this experience.Not absolutely the end all though.
Playing the B3 and 122 in the music room without other musicians? Once you are used to band interaction the value is limited IMO.
Maybe with 'canned' accompany? Good to get some experience with one.Then back to the studio environment.Headphones.
So many awful h'phones mixes I have overdubbed to.Great rigs with the right person behind the glass can still capture magic though!
I play back real drum tracks through these and they are very realistic.UPM's? This 'deal' made me very happy.
Meyer is known for telling the truth,as evidenced by nearly every balcony or stage lip/fill or wall fill in almost every real theatre!
I keep mostly to myself(AKG cans) and enjoy it immensely!When I do throw it to 'control room' these UPM's do that as well.
Cranking up a Leslie sans band? Means I'm in the studio.
Enjoy that A102,I like this one.Same basic thing.Bibles For Missions and myself both 'won' that deal!
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Apparently, you are correct, as the author of the video states in theOriginally posted by muckelroy View Post
comments section: "I only used both standaard A pre set keys. No vibrato and the "cathedral" reverb
of Logic but any good reverb will do. More Important is a good recording of the Leslies. I use two sE4400
microphones. This A100 doesn't even have midi nor any pedal sustain."
I assume the Chorale speed is the slowest speed?
Well, this is unfortunate, because I don't believe either of the two sellers
I have mentioned, have Leslies with their Hammonds for sale. I guess
I might try the Hammond without a Leslie at first, and then hunt for one
if I think I need it. Perhaps the good reverb is even more important, to
get that Cathedral sound.
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I agree that reverb is the primary factor if you want a cathedralish, pipey sound. I can't really play anything (yet) but here is a little clip I did a while back with the CV running through a Behringer mixer with a “large church” reverb effect that has a seven second decay time. The Leslie 21H is dialed down, so it's mostly the PA. This was recorded with my phone, you'll notice some mic amp clipping.
An awful "performance", but it is what it is, lol!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvKDbEWowQ&t=18s
The great thing about the A100, it will sound great and you can (you will) add a Leslie anytime 8)Tom in Tulsa
Fooling with: 1969 E100, 1955 M3, 1963 M100, Leslie 720Comment
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