[HAM] Jimmy Smith's B3

[Alan Alsobrook]

I do remember the Leslies were not stock. Most likely the ones you 
describe. I serviced several thousand organs while I was in Atlanta and 
this was over 20 years ago, that said the memory of one, even as famous 
as Jimmy's is a bit foggy. The other descriptions sound about right.

William Mark Bristow wrote:

> Guys,
> 
> When I purchased my High Power 122’s and other equipment from Bill Beer – we
> talked extensively about his available products and mods.  Among other
> things, Bill told me Jimmy Smith had one of his portables with 2 of his HP
> 122’s.   It was purchased in the early 1980’s.  It had volume, active
> treble, bass, reverb, percussion boost pots and had Bill’s “wire-down” mod
> where the 16 foot drawbar went all the way down on the lower manual for a
> heavier keyboard bass.  The Leslies had either 2482 or 2485 JBL top drivers
> (same acoustics) and JBL E-140 bass drivers.  Both had Bill’s KP-180
> bi-amped 100/100 watt custom amp with solid-state switching.  The organ had
> an extra toggle switch near the slow/fast which enabled you to change
> slow/fast to stop/fast.  The Leslie 16 ohm treble driver and 8 ohm bass
> driver gave the amp about 100 watts bass and 80 watts treble.  The solid
> state Leslies improved reliability for touring and play roughly 2 ½ times
> the volume of a stock 122 for large venues.  


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