[HAM] Re: hammond digest, Vol 1 #241 - 11 msgs

[Don & Mary Polson]

I play all kinds of music. Whatever I can find at music stores .
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>    1. RE: (HAM) What kind of music do YOU play? (Theo.Fokkema at mail.ing.nl)
>    2. RE: need a parts source (Gary Allsebrook)
>    3. Re: Re: What kind of music do YOU play? (Desert Shark Records)
>    4. Re: Circuit diagram needed for Hammond L/22 (Doug S)
>    5. hammond reverb mate (mike p)
>    6. Circuit diagram needed for Hammond L/22 (Jason)
>    7. drawbar cleaning (Don & Mary Polson)
>    8. Re: Re: What kind of music do YOU play? (Harold)
>    9. Re: drawbar cleaning (Tim Stoel)
>   10. Re: Bill Beers B3 (DavidK8200)
>   11. Re: Re: What kind of music do YOU play? (Tim Stoel)
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> Message: 1
> From: <Theo.Fokkema at mail.ing.nl>
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:52:00 +0200
> To: hammond at zeni.net
> Subject: [HAM] RE: (HAM) What kind of music do YOU play?
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
>
> > For special occasions I will drag out my Farfisa Combo Compact
> > Deluxe (should I admit that here!) or my Vox Jaguar.
>
> Those special occasions are Doors sessions or what? ;-)
>
> I play rock and blues on Hammond, have 2 L100's at home (1 is going to be
for
> gigs) and now gig on an XM1 module with Roland A33 master keyboard for
keys -
> best mix between hammond organ and piano keys IMO. So i also play piano
(on a
> roland module). I also use a "home-built" Leslie containing some parts
from a
> counterfeit Leslie and a Celestion guitar speaker. Sounds strange but it
rocks!
>
> I like to help the band write their own songs, however i found i'm better
at
> arranging and putting loose ideas together to a complete song, building
bridges
> between verses, invent simple "themes" that keep lingering in people's
minds
> etc.
>
> I have a classical background, did years of pipe organ playing, also
played a
> lot in church services. The band guys say they can hear this in my choice
of
> chords and registration, and piano players always say i have too much
organ
> technique in my fingers to ever recover from.
>
> Sometimes i also play whore, musically.
>
> Regards,
>
> Theo
>
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> From: "Gary Allsebrook" <regman1 at home.com>
> To: <hammond at zeni.net>
> Subject: RE: [HAM] need a parts source
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 03:13:49 -0700
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
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> Try these guys: http://kurtsamps.com/kurthammond.html
>
> Gary
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> Howard Page
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 8:56 PM
> To: hammond at zeni.net
> Subject: [HAM] need a parts source
>
>
> Well Gentlemen,I removed the high C key and released the front of the B
key
> on the lower manual of my chopped B-3 to retrieve the screw I dropped in
> there last night.  Tonight while trying to replace the High C key I broke
> off one of the metal prongs which I found out afterwards secures the metal
> part of the key to the chassis with a screw. I was under the mistaken
> impression that they just slipped into a slot in the back.  Also while
> trying to put the B key back I had to keep bending it a little to stop the
> key from sounding or to make the key level with the others.
>
> Anyone know where I can pick up two of these. Also how does one gain entry
> to the screws on the back of the lower manual keys?
>                         thanks to Magnus for his advice..
> Howard Page
>
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> From: "Desert Shark Records" <desertshark at home.com>
> To: <hammond at zeni.net>
> Subject: Re: [HAM] Re: What kind of music do YOU play?
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 06:50:47 -0700
> Organization: Dersrt Shark Records
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> Rock, Blues R&b. Here is a sample from my upcoming record due out next
> month, with the following caveats;
> 1.) It's a big file (4.87 megs) mp3 format
> 2.) This is a pop/rock song.
> 3.) I'm an not buried in the mix, but I am not the lead instrument.
> 4.) (sin of sins) I like my guitar player.
> http://members.home.net/desertshark/somthingskillingyou.mp3
>
> Desertshark
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> Message: 4
> From: doug at cc.ysu.edu (Doug S)
> Date: 16 Aug 2001 23:00:39 GMT
> Organization: Youngstown State University
> To: hammond at zeni.net
> Subject: [HAM] Re: Circuit diagram needed for Hammond L/22
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
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> Thus spake Jason <nospam at intekom.co.za>:
> >I recently bought a non-working Hammond L/22 (sn.155234) for R95.00 local
> >(about $10) and, after lots of love, oil, care, oil, rewiring, oil and
more
> >oil it is almost fine.  The tubes still have the Hammond logo on them and
> >everything seems original.
> >Are there any circuit diagrams available for this model?
> >I usually play piano but the awesome richness of the tones I hear from
this
> >weighty machine (first time I had actually seen tone wheels when I opened
> >the back) needs a different technique.  Are there any on-line lessons for
a
> >new Hammond owner?
>
> I assume that's L-222 (or maybe L-122?) Does it have a Rhythm 2 "drum
> box" under the music stand ?
>
> Anyway, there's a late-model L-100 schematic (optical expression pedal
> and AO-47 vibrato amp) on Captain Foldback's schematic page,
> http://www.captain-foldback.com/Hammond_sub/hammond_schematics.htm
>
> This will probably give you a start. If that schematic is too far
> afield from what you have, let me know privately, I have an L-100/L-200
> service manual, and an L-295 (L-222 with a different case style).
>
> I can't help you with online lessons. I know of a couple of videos,
> but they're US NTSC format.
>
> Doug
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> From: "mike p" <double-p at netsync.net>
> To: "The Hammond Forum" <hammond at zeni.net>
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:29:58 -0700
> Subject: [HAM] hammond reverb mate
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
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> does anyone have a copy of the original reverb mate directions.  The type
y=
> ou mount inside the console that has the reverb dial you can mount at the
f=
> ront of the organ .  I don';t know if they made different types of these
fo=
> r different model hammonds  but are the b-3 and m-3 the same>  Any help
wou=
> ld be appreciated.  Ideally I'd like to take it from an M-3 and add it to
a=
>  B-3.
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> From: "Jason" <nospam at intekom.co.za>
> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 00:30:05 +0200
> Organization: The South African Internet Exchange
> To: hammond at zeni.net
> Subject: [HAM] Circuit diagram needed for Hammond L/22
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
>
> I recently bought a non-working Hammond L/22 (sn.155234) for R95.00 local
> (about $10) and, after lots of love, oil, care, oil, rewiring, oil and
more
> oil it is almost fine.  The tubes still have the Hammond logo on them and
> everything seems original.
> Are there any circuit diagrams available for this model?
> I usually play piano but the awesome richness of the tones I hear from
this
> weighty machine (first time I had actually seen tone wheels when I opened
> the back) needs a different technique.  Are there any on-line lessons for
a
> new Hammond owner?
>
> regards,
> Jason
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 7
> From: "Don & Mary Polson" <dpolson at azonline.com>
> To: <hammond at zeni.net>
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:39:36 -0700
> Subject: [HAM] drawbar cleaning
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
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> As a new subscriber , I haven't had a chance to get to know anyone here.
> My name is Don Polson and I own a Hammond Model L-101 Spinet organ.
> My question is in reguards to drwabar cleaning or repair. I have one bar
th=
> at's completely dead, no tones, unless I wiggle it a little and then I
only=
>  get the tone for that instance. The other bar does not produce tones in a
=
> couple positions.
> Can anyone help guide me on how to remove and clean or repair these?
> Is there a good cleaner that can be used to spray them with?
> I work as an Electronic/Technician/Electrician for a newspaper ,so no
matte=
> r how technical the advice , I'll understand it.
> Thanks,
> D.Polson
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> Message: 8
> From: "Harold" <harjoy at elknet.net>
> To: <hammond at zeni.net>
> Subject: Re: [HAM] Re: What kind of music do YOU play?
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:54:02 -0500
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> Well I have the luxury of being able to sit down at the C3 and play
whatever
> I want to, and that is the reason for owning and maintaining this vintage
> piece of equipment. I can play pedals for bass, play melody (anybody
> remember melody?) with my right hand and whatever I might want to add with
> my left. No hours spent writing a sequence to make up for the inadequacies
> of my ability or of synthesizer keyboards. I have a few of these too and
use
> them mainly for horns, piano or electric piano sounds, but the Hammond
makes
> an ideal base to work from.
>
> Back to type of music. Having been born in 1924, I grew up with the music
of
> some of the worlds greatest pop music composers who wrote for Tin Pan
Alley
> and for Broadway Musical Theater, and later for the movies. IMO these guys
> were skilled enough that their compositions will live on just as Beethoven
> and Bach survive. It is unfortunate that each new generation believes it
> must have its own sound and deprives itself of so much. With every
reviewer
> rating bands and performers by how many "originals" they play we often
> settle for less.
>
> Tall Soapbox!
>
> Actually I like to listen to blues and Jazz and above mentioned standards,
> can enjoy some country if not too"whiny", and this is what I play partly
> because there's limited availability elsewhere. Surprisingly, there's more
> of that style of music played in resort areas outside the US. "Wave"
sounded
> beautiful in Manzanillo with two guys on a Marimba and the worlds only
> *quiet* drummer!
>
> Harold
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:09:35 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tim Stoel <timstoel at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [HAM] drawbar cleaning
> To: hammond at zeni.net
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>
> Hello
>
> I have had good luck with spraying contact cleaner on
> a q-tip and rubbing it on the contact surface.  As for
> the intermittent drawbar, I would suggest checking the
> wiring.  I have owned/repaired an L before, so I am
> pretty familiar with it.
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
>
> --- Don & Mary Polson <dpolson at azonline.com> wrote:
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > As a new subscriber , I haven't had a chance to get
> > to know anyone here.
> > My name is Don Polson and I own a Hammond Model
> > L-101 Spinet organ.
> > My question is in reguards to drwabar cleaning or
> > repair. I have one bar that's completely dead, no
> > tones, unless I wiggle it a little and then I only
> > get the tone for that instance. The other bar does
> > not produce tones in a couple positions.
> > Can anyone help guide me on how to remove and clean
> > or repair these?
> > Is there a good cleaner that can be used to spray
> > them with?
> > I work as an Electronic/Technician/Electrician for a
> > newspaper ,so no matter how technical the advice ,
> > I'll understand it.
> > Thanks,
> > D.Polson
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> >
> >
> >
>
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> Message: 10
> From: davidk8200 at aol.com (DavidK8200)
> Date: 17 Aug 2001 02:51:05 GMT
> Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
> To: hammond at zeni.net
> Subject: [HAM] Re: Bill Beers B3
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
>
> Call Bob at Electronic Inst. Service in Oakland, CA  510 530-0112 or go to
> www.tonewheel.com
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> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:13:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tim Stoel <timstoel at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [HAM] Re: What kind of music do YOU play?
> To: hammond at zeni.net
> Reply-To: hammond at zeni.net
>
> Hello
>
> <snip>
>
> these guys
> > were skilled enough that their compositions will
> > live on just as Beethoven
> > and Bach survive. It is unfortunate that each new
> > generation believes it
> > must have its own sound and deprives itself of so
> > much. With every reviewer
> > rating bands and performers by how many "originals"
> > they play we often
> > settle for less.
> <snip>
>
> I could not agree more.  How many young people know
> what Toccata and Fugue in D minor is?  It is one of
> the more interesting pieces I know of.  Too bad it
> isn't mainstream, except for the intro.
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
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