6/30/2023 0 Comments Hammond organ identification![]() We needed to be able to adjust the output level. This bypassed the speakers as well.įinally mounting it into the organ. This is needed because the reverb circuit is located at this point. The band’s tech emailed me a circuit to build to allow us to connect the Hammond to an external amp (in this case my Leslie 760 preamp) post amplification. ![]() We got that all cleared up and the machine ran just fine! Thankfully the vibrato scanner was still 100%. The tone wheel bar had the jitters on occasion, but after an oiling, all was good. My friend Dave Carswell (better known as DoC) and I finally set to work cleaning the casing (cigarette residue takes awhile to come out of wood folks), clean all the connectors, tubes, drawbars, keys, you name it. ![]() It sat for some time stinking up my basement. The keyboard itself was in decent physical condition, but alas, they were smokers and the poor unit was coated in cigarette stench and residue. It used to be in a church, but had spent time in an older couple’s house for a few years sitting. etc) they had asked for help obtaining gear locally for the show. Due to instrument logistical issues (cost of freight, european power supplies, etc. The Watch, an awesome progressive rock band from Italy, was coming to Hamilton Place in Hamilton, ON, Canada to perform.
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