Leslie Help

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I'm new hear and apologize if I seem to ask dumb questions....please bear with me.</p>

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I have an opportunity to buy a Leslie 125 for $50. I know this is not the most desireable Leslie, but for practising at home I think it'll do the job. I'm also looking at getting the Roland VK-7 for practising at home and using for casual events (church based). I want to ultimately pair the 2 up but I know that there has to be a conversion done somewhere from 11 pin to 6 pin. I know there's the 1147 kit which runs about $230-$280 online. I'd like to entertain another option and hope that the wise here can direct me. I've seen a combo preamp that I can get for less than the 1147 kit and would allow me more flexibility when and if I resell the leslie. I don't like switching the Leslie with a foot switch so here go my questions....</p>

1. Is it easy to re-wire a Leslie half moon tremolo/chorale switch in place of a foot switch? (I have some electronics background but need to verify with the guru's) </p>

2. Will a tremolo on/off switch act the same way a tremolo/chorale switch does? ie, will it control a slow/fast speed on the leslie or is it exclusively on/off?</p>

3. It is a better way to go with the combo preamp vs the 1147 kit for flexibility? (Understanding that I'd take a 1/4" out from the Roland VK-7 vs the 11 pin Leslie out)</p>

4. Are there other cheap alternatives to the Leslie switch? I've heard of using a simple light switch???? Will this work? What would be involved as far as wiring this type of switch up? </p>

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Thanks in advance guys!
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1) This should be fairly simple.
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2) Slow (chorale) is always on, the switch only sends a signal to a relay that controls the high speed (tremolo). Two wires is all you need.</p>

3) If the 1147 is anything like the 1122 stick with the combo pre-amp, the kit is outrageously overpriced, there are about 5 cents worth of parts, not particularly well constructed. I also can't see how UL would be very happy with it either. You would have to mount it inside the leslie, as I don't know where it would go in the VK7.</p>

4) A simple on-off light switch (SPST) would work but would need to be mounted in a box. A better choice might be a smaller toggle switch or a push on off like the pre-amp, but why not stay with the foot switch? Its not like a VK7 requires feet for anything :-)
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[Hammond101]

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The combo preamp would be best IMO, much better than a home brew kit. You really don't want to mount that stuff on the VK-7 I would think.Also make sure the Leslie 25 is the one with an amp in it! They made them both ways! $50 is a great price to a 25 amp or not.</P>


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[dwagar]

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the light switch works in a pinch. I've used one while waiting to get a 1/2 moon. Get a brown 'Decora' style with plate, put it in a small wood box, looks old.
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If you watch Ebay, you can sometimes score the real deal pretty cheap. Then just Velcro it to the keyboard.
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4) A simple on-off light switch (SPST) would work but would need to be mounted in a box. A better choice might be a smaller toggle switch or a push on off like the pre-amp, but why not stay with the foot switch? Its not like a VK7 requires feet for anything :-) </P>


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Even on my C3 I far prefer the footswitch on my TrekII to having to take my hands off the keyboard.</P>


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