[HAM] Hammond Model D for sale, $400, Santa Cruz

[Keith Cary]

My good friend in Santa Cruz wants to sell his Model D Hammond.  
That's an old console model, very similar to a C, but with a chorus  
generator built in. I think it's from the early 40s. I gave it to him  
for his son to use about eight years ago. It didn't come with a tone  
cab so I cobbled something together in a couple of hours, literally,  
using an amp from an old Conn (or some such thing) to supply the  
Hammond with B+ and to drive a little Leslie 10B that we mounted in  
some kind of cabinet we got at the flea market. It all worked for a  
number of years, but then it wasn't used for a while and now it  
doesn't work at all. I don't live near enough to get it up and  
running again, but it really shouldn't be too hard, especially if you  
have a real tone cab or Leslie. He'd like $400 for it, as is. It had  
been in a church for decades before I was given it. It's worn but not  
terrible shape, case-wise. I oiled it up a couple of different times,  
so that should be fine. I dug the sound of the chorus and of the  
whole organ. With a Trek percussion you'd have a cool Hammond at a  
good price, if you think you can fix it. As I recall, the last time I  
was there the TC turned fine. It just seemed like it was no longer  
getting B+. You can contact me at kcary at dcn.org and I'll get you in  
touch with Mark. He's a good friend and he doesn't know anything  
about Hammonds. If you think the price is wildly high, let me know,  
but it seemed to be in the zone for a couple of people I've contacted.

Keith Cary, Winters, CA