Free '51 (tube?) organ, Boston CL

[jrsh92]

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/zip/649816981.html
Not mine.

[stuwee]

Alot of folks are getting these things 'cuz, Hey there's Tubes in there! and music application/tube amp=must be a gut and :music:. lot's of discussions in tube forum on some of these. and IMO some are usable, alot not worth the back breaking work to get something out of it you can use.This is from a tube nubie observer btw. And the mental pic of the Phantom of the Opera wearing Stax phone's:eek: "I don't know I just work here"
Craig

[jrsh92]

There are plenty of people who actually enjoy the work and thinking through restoring and modifying this or any tube amp. It's less of a question of it sounding good or even having "that tube sound" many people are devotees of, than it is a question of taking an old, possibly nonfunctional, piece of equipment, and getting music to come out of it.
I know I'd take this if I could store the organ itself... I would love the amps out of it, mainly, as the tone generator, keyboards, and everything are less useful to me. But I can't take it all as a package, which is why I'm posting it here.

[stuwee]

There are plenty of people who actually enjoy the work and thinking through restoring and modifying this or any tube amp. It's less of a question of it sounding good or even having "that tube sound" many people are devotees of, than it is a question of taking an old, possibly nonfunctional, piece of equipment, and getting music to come out of it.
I know I'd take this if I could store the organ itself... I would love the amps out of it, mainly, as the tone generator, keyboards, and everything are less useful to me. But I can't take it all as a package, which is why I'm posting it here.

So true:thmbsp: I think I was sending out the wrong "vibe" and back up what you've said with research what's in it and is it worth it? I know nothing about DIY tubed projects, though alot here do. The speaker's in some of those are great as well. And your right, you never know:scratch2: So somebody at least if it's close to you check it out and post some picks of the guts.

Craig

[hammr7]

The Hammond model "M" is probably worth the effort. Its an old tonewheel version, and was Hammond's first spinet. So it will be heavy, but not ridiculously so. If its an original "M" it might have a field coil speaker, as the design has its roots in the mid to late 1940s. It also probably has an older tube set, maybe 6L6s and 6SN7s.

The problem for AKers is that Hammond is THE NAME for pro audio collectors and users. If a musician uses an old organ it is almost always a Hammond. Many of the old spinets are "chopped" to make them more road friendly. There is probably a market for almost any old Hammond part, so it wouldn't surprise me if that organ is already gone.

[sheltie dave]

The Hammond M3 was the first spinet, coming out in 1957. Got one in my garage, so I can stagger out on nites when there is a full moon and play "Phantom of the Opera." :scratch2:

[hammr7]

The Hammond M3 was the first spinet, coming out in 1957. Got one in my garage, so I can stagger out on nites when there is a full moon and play "Phantom of the Opera." :scratch2:

The pre-1960 history of Hammond was one of a model starting off as a letter, and enhancements to that model being the letter with other letters and / or a number. So there was a model A, B, C, etc. and each was followed up by a variety of upgraded knock-offs (like tha AB, BV or C-2)

The "M" was the first spinet, and was introduced in 1948. In 1951 Hammond upgraded the "M", added a split vibrato, and called it the "M-2". In 1955 they enhanced the M-2 with percussion and called it the "M-3". All three are related, with the same basic design. But the newer models typically had more capabilities and technological enhancements, along with any cost savings Hammond could come up with.