Is a Leslie 110 any good?

[Guitarbro]

There is a lady selling Lowrey organ for sale and it comes with a Leslie 110.
She said she would sell the Leslie for $100 (a bit high isn't it?) or both for $150 (no interest in the organ).
so what are the specs on this Leslie and how could I hook this up to an M2?

[ShadyJoe]

The 110 has a 12" speaker, no amp, and a different looking cabinet than other classic Leslies. Since there is no amp don't expect a boost in volume, so it really depends if you need to compete with anyone whether this is sufficient. No upper horn.

It is made for spinets and should be a good match for your M2. The hook-up is relatively simple, but I will let someone else explain that.

Worth $100? May be a bit high it will work, won't cost you a lot (are you willing to spend more if you don't really need it?), and the cabinet doesn't take up a lot of space. Maybe you can get the price down, but the convenience of being able to get it right now might be worth it to you.

[andyg]

I had one many years ago. It's OK. It can sound a bit 'tubby', and benefits from swapping the stock 12" with one with a whizzer cone to give the highs a bit of a lift.

[jdoc]

put a little tweeter under the speaker but make sure the cone clears when moving, really adds sparkle to single speaker Leslies

[jimmywilliams]

I would say it is worth 100 becuase it would cost you that and more in parts and labor if you were to build one yourself. Since your handle is "guitarbro" I assume you also play guitar. If so, this Leslie can double as a guitar Leslie too - just run the speaker output from your guitar amp into it. Actually guitar sounds less shrill through the single-speaker/rotor leslies as opposed to Leslies with horns. You will still need a hookup kit/interface. If you are handy you can build one yourself; itherwise there are after-market kits/controllers available. As others said you can replace the stock speaker setup if you aren't happy with the HF response. You should go get it and have fun with it.

[jimmywilliams]

About the Lowrey, in the rare chance that it is this specific model:
http://www.organforum.com/forums/sho...e-lowrey-organ
snap it up!

[dspiffy]

110 makes a good guitar Leslie, not so much for organ.

I'd say it's worth $50-75. 2 speed stack is worth $50. The rest of it . . . not much.

[Guitarbro]

I don't think the organ is very valuable, its the typical 70's preset type (but then what do I know).
Also how much would it take to make a hook-up/combo box?

[bhpmoto]

I have a 110 hooked up to my M3 and I think it sounds great. it has a very different sound compared to my A100 with a 21H. Different, but good. It is also really easy to hook up to the M models without a kit. I also paid $100.00 for it up here in Seattle, but things seem to be valued a bit higher around here. I put in a jack on the back of the M3 that interrupts the speaker signal when plugged in and ran that to a jack I installed on the 110. I also powered the 110 directly and added a switch to the cabinet for controlling speed. The thing that is nice about that setup is you can then use the cabinet with any other amp with whatever instrument you want (as long as you don't blow the speaker). You can also change out the speaker to something a little beefier or a full range. If you get the 110, I can post a diagram.
If you don't have another Leslie, I would definitely pick it up.
Enjoy.

[jimmywilliams]

If you get the Leslie, you may want to see if the seller will let you scavenge the leslie switches and hookup kit from the organ (and hook the Lowrey organ speaker back up of course) - it most likely has a 26-1 power/interceptor box in it and two half-moon switches plugged into that to control the Leslie speed and switch from the leslie, the organ's own speaker, or both). Then you can just use the kit/switches for your organ (possibly some speaker intercept re-wiring but if it is the standard hookup box it is not difficult at all)