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Sweet Pete replied to a thread Spinet MEE with Trek II liine out? in Hammond Organs

One rig I play has an MEE switch,M111/147,and a Trek II OBL-2,to an instrument amp. I just 'dial' in the lineout volume to suit my needs. Allows me...

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05-21-2013, 01:21 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Ray Manzarik Dead at 74 in General Chat

The good news is Rays music will live on forever. Thank you Ray for your gifts. May you enjoy your eternal peace.

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05-20-2013, 07:18 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Slightly off-topic, I suppose: Rhodes pianos in General Chat

Pitted hammer tips and hardened grommets are two of the main issues. Learning to reset the 'tone' of each tine/resonator bar is an acquired...

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05-20-2013, 07:01 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread I finally broke something in Hammond Organs

I'm looking at my spare switches which are mounted on the switch plate from a late ('73) B3.The switches appear almost identical to the '53 B2.The...

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05-18-2013, 04:58 PM

Sweet Pete started a thread I finally broke something in Hammond Organs

The return spring on my '53 B2 start switch finally packed it in. I guess 60 years is quite a few starts. Organ still starts, I have a spare that...

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05-18-2013, 04:39 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Scored a T-500 tonight... in Hammond Organs

There are two types of L100 drawbar assemblies. 'Early'......metal.......'Late'.......plastic from '65 on. Also 'Gregg Distributors' with branches...

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05-18-2013, 04:31 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Scored a T-500 tonight... in Hammond Organs

A company called 'Fluid Seal' will have that O-ring. There are branches all over Canada. It's where I buy H100 type scanner O-rings, and Leslie motor...

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05-18-2013, 03:04 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread A102 hum from line-in rca when nothing connected in Hammond Organs

"How I bought my D152 for $500." Someone tried to lowball the church, and left the RCA input jack with a cable going to ground that touched the D100...

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05-18-2013, 01:02 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Leslie replacement crossover options ??? in Leslies, Tone Cabinets, and Accessories

I still have a custom x-over that David Lee built me back in my LOUD rock days. Rebuilt/recapped my stock 147 x-over, and play a lot quieter these...

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05-17-2013, 01:44 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Hammond Chorus/Vibrato Mod in Hammond Organs

I kept it simple. A 12K resistor replacing the 22K 'in the switch'. No 'dialing' for me. Now all 3 chorus settings are audibly different.

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05-15-2013, 01:16 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Hammond Chorus/Vibrato Mod in Hammond Organs

I replaced the 22K in my '53 B2 with a 12K.I went into the vibrato switch to do this. Now the C3 setting sounds great.

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05-15-2013, 12:16 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

Thanks again Jim,and again to Brendoonicus for allowing me to hijack his thread.It's all good.Gaye Delorme used one of the house Super...

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05-14-2013, 04:04 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread AO-28 helicopter/motorboat sound in Hammond Organs

Yes ,that sounds more like power supply oscillations than scanner motorboating.Those audio samples could also be a bad scanner shorting everything...

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05-14-2013, 02:27 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread AO-28 helicopter/motorboat sound in Hammond Organs

The reverb amp has a light bulb in it to limit the current of the reverb(LDR)...totally normal. No problems there. If you open the cover that the...

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05-14-2013, 01:29 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread 122 Leslie chassis - convert to 147 in Leslies, Tone Cabinets, and Accessories

Jim, you haven't mentioned what instrument you are routing through the Leslie? For all we know it's something other than a Hammond.......and David is...

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05-13-2013, 02:32 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Hammond/Leslie tube question in Hammond Organs

Totally normal for the OC3 to flicker and flash.Predominantly blue,with a side of orange.

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05-13-2013, 01:58 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread What blend or mix of Leslie/tone cab do you prefer? in Hammond Organs

I agree. I also prefer a single 147,but I've left everything functioning in the A100 to take a speaker level DI off of. Have also a 1/4" output line...

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05-13-2013, 01:23 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNrjjo_01j0 Robbie King the REAL master of left hand bass(and kicking pedals) D minor (out of pitch needle...

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05-13-2013, 12:54 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

Thanks Brendon and jdoc.Something about harmonium and fiddle in D minor that gets me going.A classic vocal from 1968.

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05-12-2013, 10:35 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Creating that classic B3 profile for my chop case in Hammond Organs

Guitarists always refer to their 'axes'. Relieved when they haul out a Fender,instead of a Craftsman.;-) Chops..... Should only be used on 49-59...

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05-12-2013, 10:25 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Big B Little b in Hammond Organs

Welcome to the Forum. Home of Hammond fanatics worldwide. I use all 8's registrations to scream.Not interested in recapping or rebuilding my worn...

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05-12-2013, 09:59 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

The 13 minute song that took me 26 hours to post...............forgive me, I'm completely useless on this copy paste stuff. Apologies again for...

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05-12-2013, 06:28 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread What blend or mix of Leslie/tone cab do you prefer? in Hammond Organs

Thanks for clearing up my confusion John,it was a 20 watt cab w/reverb I played over and loved it. It was a late 60's box,can't remember the model...

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05-12-2013, 06:00 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

fumbling towards oblivion...... thank you again Brendon

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05-12-2013, 05:40 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

http://youtu.be/zsu/JUKvOc Sorry for hijacking your thread Brendon, Hoping I've figured out the way to post vids. OOPs,not yet.......LOL

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05-12-2013, 05:12 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread Hammond M3 Bass pedal not working & associated key in lower manual faulty. in Hammond Organs

Welcome to the Forum! You can download the complete m/m2/m3/m100 service manual FREE at the Captain Foldback web site. Sounds like tones 8 and...

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05-12-2013, 04:43 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread What blend or mix of Leslie/tone cab do you prefer? in Hammond Organs

Hope your hand heals up quickly jdoc. There are bassists who wish this would happen to me........LOL I keep looking for that Roland amp in the...

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05-12-2013, 04:31 PM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread What blend or mix of Leslie/tone cab do you prefer? in Hammond Organs

Wow, thanks for your responses everyone. Seems like most of us prefer at least two sources of audio at least most of the time. About half and half...

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05-12-2013, 03:32 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread What blend or mix of Leslie/tone cab do you prefer? in Hammond Organs

I'm sure that M3 of yours is awesome with the 51.If it's like a 22H which I have played and loved. The baby 760,those 860 types are real...

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05-12-2013, 03:17 AM

Sweet Pete replied to a thread YAHOO! Brendoon's first ever music vid!!!! in Hammond Organs

Again Brendon, great job on the video and audio and overall production. On the Robert Plant/Alison Krause CD the use of 'fiddle' and 'harmonium'...

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