[HAM] B-3 Question

[JOHN HABURAY]

John, I can't tell whether you are giving me advice or chewing my ass 
out.  I think I asked a fairly simple question.  I am not an organ 
technician or even a good organ player, so I need advice from those that 
are.  If you were giving me advice, thank you.  if you weren't, well, you 
know.  Luther

  Hi,
  I should have been clearer on the post. Many times on the list this topic has come up in one form or another. What I meant to say and used too many words, was that depending on what year the organ is and how much work it's seen in it's day, it is most likely an electronics issue and not a hearing issue. It just seems that many people are concerned about their Hammond's sounding worse and worse over the years, but can seem to grasp the fact that these are just older electronic products like any older electronic product. After a while they need to have parts replaced/renewed. Your hearing is probably fine if you can tell the difference between the way your Hammond sounds and some others you have played, as you stated. My post was certainly not intended to be personal. It was really a general statement about a very general issue. Think about it. We are expecting electronic instruments that are 40 + years old at a minimum to sound good stock, or as good as they did 20 years
 ago? These are not some kind of miracle machines. They are instruments built with parts that were the best quality that was available at the time, and that simply are now, wearing/worn out. If you might want to try a few things to bring it back to life, e-mail me off list and I can give you some patchwork advise that may help for a while. There are some things that you can do that won't break the bank, or your back, that will bring the old girl back to life a little for awhile longer.
  John


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