Buying an H-382

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[img]%5Bimg%5Dhttp://host.stangsource.com/white97cobra/P7200521.jpg%5B/img%5D[/img]Yep. I already have an A100 and I have the roll or karis to move that, but will they also work for the H-382? It is monster big. And also in mint condition - and coming with a Leslie 142. Should I take a set of tie down bolts from my A100? I don't know if it requires bolting down the TWG or not. I'm pretty familiar with my A100, but I don't know much about this model so any tips on moving it or suggestions from experiences with the instrument that any of you have would be greatly appreciated. Here's a pic.</p>

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Very nice. A twin to my 1971 H-382, down to the cloth over the speakers. My ROK's fit the H just fine, so you should have no trouble. The H's don't have the TWG suspended from springs like your A-100 and won't require bolting down. (As an aside, I have an M-143 that was transported from Virginia to Louisiana in a pickup truck without the TWG locked down and it's fine.) At near 450 lbs., you'll need a couple of strong backs to load it. With the ROK's, the hardest part is lifting it into the truck. My way of loading is to tilt the organ almost all the way up on one end (after the ROK's are secured to it) and back my pickup close enough to it to lower the raised end gently down onto the tailgate. </P>


Apart from the usual oiling and a tube here and there, about the only normal maintenance items I've had to change were the two rubber belts that drive the Vibrato and Celeste drum scanners. Mine did have a vibrato problem that turned out to be a bad pre-amp. There are 8separate solid-state pre-amps in these organs.</P>


I've not been able to find any specifications in the service manual on how much power the internal 3-channel main amp pushes, but mine can get LOUD. I really like these organs. It amazes me that they're not more popular. I just bought another H, a 1969 H-182 with Leslie 222 that I'm going to pick up next week in north Arkansas. &lt;grins like a fool and does a happy dance&gt;</P>


A friend who is a former Hammond dealer told me once that the main service issues with the H-series organs were with the vibrato scanners in the early models. The design was changed completely sometime around 1968 to incorporate the "improved" drum scanners. While apparently more reliable, I find the drum scanners noisy- some more than others. I even changed mine, but the replacements were no quieter. Congrats on your new baby!</P>


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Thanks for all the helpful information John!  My serial number is B-92475.  Do you know where that would put it in relation to early middle or late?</p>

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I'm excited about the new purchase! </p>

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From the Hammond Age Determination List: http://www.tonewheelgeneral.com/agelist/agelist.php</P>


Organs produced after 1968 had a letter prefix code in the serial number: A=1969, B=1970, C=1971, D=1972, E=1973. Sometime in mid-1973, in the mid-200000's, Hammond dropped the prefix letter. this means half the organs built in '73 and all '74/'75 organs have no letter code. Serial numbers began to take on a surreal quality at this time, with higher serial numbers not necessarily representing newer units.</P>
<P align=left>For example, A-xxxxx = 1969, B-(x)xxxxx = 1970, C-xxxxxx = 1971, D-xxxxxx = 1972, E-xxxxxx = 1973.</P>
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Greetings,

I just acquired an H-382, not sure of the year. SN # B-89660. It has two vibrato scanners that run at different speeds (due to pully size).

I need to get new belts for these scanners (1 is missing) and I would like to get a service manual for the H-382. I have gone on several web sites without luck to obtain the service manual.

Any help and information would be greatly appreciated.



Michael Cusick

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The letter "B" in the serial number indicates yours is a 1970 model, with "A" for 1969, "C" for 1971, and so forth. O rings will work for the belt, but you may need to try a couple of sizes to find the best one. Tape the ends of a piece of string together around the scanner and motor pulleys to get a rough idea of the diameter you'll need. Try your local hardware store or home center in the plumbing section or an electronics store that still sells parts for tape recorders, VCR's and such. The service manual is here:</P>


http://www.archive.org/details/Hammo...0ServiceManual</P>
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