[HAM] chopping Hammonds/pricing and availability

[Bohachewsky, Andrew V.]

Back in the day a new Hammond/Leslie combo would put you back the price
of a very decent NEW car.

Twenty years later, the used now twenty year old Hammonds were being
sold very cheaply (in comparison). Logistics and cost of
shipping/transport only served to depress prices further.

Today the love affair with keyboards that are really embedded computer
devices has soured somewhat and people are more into the "real,
authentic, but older technology stuff" so prices have risen again.

Still a lot less than any new car. And with a little looking and perhaps
being satisfied with a "non legged" model I would say also considerably
less than the combined price of a new Yamaha/Korg/Roland workstation and
decent amplification. (I just checked, not that I would want one but on
the price of just a workstation seems to be over $3000).

As far a cheapskates go I'm right up there - but I feel that it's the
height of unreasonable to expect that Hammonds and Leslies should still
be priced as they were in the early 80s. 

Andy 


-----Original Message-----
From: hammond-bounces at zeni.net [mailto:hammond-bounces at zeni.net] On
Behalf Of JOHN HABURAY
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 3:35 PM
To: hammond at zeni.net
Subject: [HAM] chopping Hammonds

John Haburay writes:
  If amyone needs information as to where to buy Hammonds I have a list
of reputable people who have  hundreds of B-3's C-3's and A100's between
them.