[HAM] Vedr. Re: The New B-3

[Scott Hawthorn]

At 09:18 AM 2/1/2008, Ivar Berg wrote:
>Quote: “Decades ago stuff was built like a brick
>outhouse (polite terminology).
>Today it's all lowest pricepoint possible.”
>
>It’s true. It even started in the golden years
>of tonewheel production. In order to run the
>production as many years as Hammond did, more and more
>cheap components where installed, I’ve been
>told.
>Have played some nasty, big, later tonewheels in my
>time. Mostly A100 and C3’s.
>I finally found the instrument of my heart: A nice
>50’s original B3. Technically, it’s bricks
>and stones! That’s one major benefit with the
>real deal. Among others even more important features:
>The Hammond organ is the only electrical instrument I
>know about, where it’s imperfection is truly
>musical!
>
>Wish we could live forever. Would then challenge the
>new B3 for a session 50 years from now! My B3 would
>then be 101 years old. And I’m confident that
>mine where the only one of them still able to make a
>beep!

Maybe. But whomever it was that posted about cheap build quality is making 
a big assumption unless he has actually inspected one up close and 
personal. I dislike speculation about anything.



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