[HAM] I'm With Him

[John Brevik]

Well, I'll reply online, since you replied to my post, even though I'm 
not the guy you seem to be ranting at.

I had an A100 in really nice condition and was playing out with it. I 
still remember the sick feeling I had in the pit of my stomach the 
first time it got a pretty good ding in it -- which seems to be 
inevitable when you're moving it all the time. I then LUCKED into the 
opportunity to make a good professional chop out of it, fortunately 
when the cabinet's flaws were easily reparable. The tech already knew 
what organ was going to go into the newly empty A100 cabinet.

Now, tell me why I'm evil. I use it to this day. I live in a 
high-density area where it's not an option to own a van or trailer, and 
for my style (jazz/LH bass) to my ear the clones don't cut it. I guess 
you'd say I should take up stamp collecting instead -- and hell, I'm no 
Joe Doria as a player. But should a person really live in service of 
her or his possessions?

Also, if you do respect the cabinets, you have to be aware of the fact 
that beating them to hell on the road is doing irreparable damage. Any 
refin you get nowadays is going to be a mere shadow of the original, 
with its layers and layers of lacquer. As I posted a few days ago, I 
cannot see how, if you're serious about "preserve at ANY cost," you 
could argue with the procedure of chopping, setting the cabinet aside 
for the day when you're not playing on the road, and then transplanting 
back in.

I also gotta laugh at that last paragraph, even though it's not aimed 
at me. There's plenty of immature to go around in this thread!

Peace,

Not John but another man of that name.

On Jul 1, 2007, at 9:50 PM, joe d wrote:

> Nah, I just don't see neglect as being the major contributer to a 3's 
> demise these days.
>
> Most C3/B3/A100 series  I see are sntached up rather quickly these 
> days (ebay sales being more often the exception - it's ebay).  They 
> certainly are NOT in "abundance".
>
> I've hooked many younger and interested musicians up with contacts to 
> their purchase of a c3/b3/a100 (in all levels of condition), and even 
> they understand the importance of shoring up, maintaning, and keeping 
> these vintage instruments intact and running stock.  Why is it such a 
> stretch for some here?
>
> (No. 1 answer on the board - show me " $ ")
>
> Here's to educating the youth, most seem to actually "get it" (and the 
> rest know that any of the clones will fit the bill for a more compact 
> organ setup.  The two co-exist wonderfully imo).
>
> How much are you selling the mentioned four '3-series" Hammonds btw (I 
> gotta hear this)?
> Where the hell are they located? I believe I've asked this before 
> without reply.
> Reply right here in this thread please, I've yet to see a personal 
> email from you, just more spouting in defense of pointless chopping.
>
> You want to act like a child and call me names or compare cock size 
> instead?, then please address these to "circlefile at goodluck.com " 
> because I won't entertain it past this point. Are we green?
>
>
>
>> From: John Brevik <jbrevik at csulb.edu>
>> Reply-To: The Hammond Forum <hammond at zeni.net>
>> To: The Hammond Forum <hammond at zeni.net>
>> Subject: Re: [HAM] I'm With Him
>> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 07:03:02 -0700
>>
>>
>> Not exactly. My comment was not to say that he's not an evil person --
>> obviously he is -- but that the contribution of the extremely small
>> number of chop organs to the demise of the all-original 3-series
>> console is in the realm of noise compared to other factors.
>>
>> Arsonist -- nice.
>>
>
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