[HAM] X66 Video Clips:

[Keith H Clark]

Kon,
    It wouldn't be the filters. It would be level resistors in the console
and improper levels in the cabinet on the bass channel. You should hear our
rebuilds!

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From: hammond-bounces at zeni.net [mailto:hammond-bounces at zeni.net] On Behalf
Of Kon Zissis
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:57 PM
To: hammond at zeni.net
Subject: [HAM] X66 Video Clips:

Hi Keith.
The drawbar tones of the X-66 that I heard did sound somewhat fake and
too thin and  bright  compared to that of a normal tone wheel organ ,
however I do not know what condition the internal electronic  components
of the X-66 organ were in.
Perhaps the filters are no longer performing at their best  because of
age related  degradation.  

It would be interesting to hear an X-66 that is fully restored to sound
like it did when it was new.
All the best.
Kon

Keith H Clark wrote
As we all know sound is what you like. That being said::::::
The '66 does NOT produce a distorted sine wave sound. The X produces
sine
waves that the original design only promised. Throw a scope on both and
see.
The filtering on the X is low pass, band pass and high pass depending on
frequency group. It does not sound like other electronic organs. The '66
has
true sinewaves. It also generates square and sawtooth for other voicings
in
the unit. Add a 122 or 770 and you will not find a sweeter sound. With
it's
celeste and separate treble/bass vibrato along with the Leslie it will
produce sounds the B-3 can't approach. Register the same drawbar setting
on
both units,except for key click and rumble/hash,crosstalk they are very
nearly indistinguishable.
  The '66 tonewheels feed a clipper amp,then to dividers of a non
conventional design. Very stable system/waveforms.

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