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This is my newest addition to the family. A102. Got the pedals too.
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A100/251 A100/147 A102/222 B2/142 BV/147 BCV/145 M3/145 M102/145 M111/770 L101/760 T222/HL722 M111/770 no B3/C3! -
Beware many 'repair' people gut these to build fake B3's! Shame really,like a lot of fake 32 Fords and 56 Chevs.Originally posted by mwd View PostThis is my newest addition to the family. A102. Got the pedals too.
"Gotta be a B3",excellent poser organs for the 'mullet flip'.Nice shape and cosmetically close to original like mine!
Last edited by Sweet Pete; 10-04-2020, 08:03 AM.A100/251 A100/147 A102/222 B2/142 BV/147 BCV/145 M3/145 M102/145 M111/770 L101/760 T222/HL722 M111/770 no B3/C3!Comment
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I suppose someone has tried to build a "fake B3" with one, but i've never heard of it, but then I don't really care.
That's a lot of cabinet work. A B-3 has a lid and legs that the A does not.
But many A models have been repacked to go into a road case. Whether ATA or slabs of plywood. Seen many. It's a great idea and works fine. It's the same parts and pieces as a B-3. And anyone going on the road usually does a mod or two for outputs, if nothing else.
More than one fellow has kept his B-3 for home or safe storage, and repacked an A -100 to have a B-3 for playing out.
Works great!
Another approach is to take a B-3 or C-3 out on the road, complete with dollies, maybe carve in a few handles. Then one day, with many miles on it, go buy the cabinetry from someone like Valhalla and repack the B into an aftermarket cab.
That's another good idea. Works great but costs a bit more on the back end.
Have fun with it.Comment
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What people do is find a B-2 or even a BV or BC, remove the manuals & preamp from the A-100, and put the A-100 guts into the earlier B cabinet. They then call it a "B-3."Originally posted by tiredoldgeezer View Post
To your other point, I know of someone who bought a C-3 in a touring case, but the original empty C-3 case also came along with it as part of the deal. He got rid of the road case and reinstalled the guts into the original case. Even most of the hardware had been saved. His wife told him that the road-case organ in black plywood was never, ever going in their living room. The original C case was acceptable :-)
I'm David. 'Dave' is someone else's name.Comment
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Good choice !Originally posted by mwd View PostThis is my newest addition to the family. A102. Got the pedals too.
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Another Hammond saved. Beautifully preserved. Congrats.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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Very nice, seems to have been very well cared for, congratulations!Tom in Tulsa
Fooling with: 1969 E100, 1955 M3, 1963 M100, Leslie 720Comment
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