Synthoid Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Saw this for sale @ $150. Is it worth it? Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 M3 - The only spinet ever worth my time. AKA Baby B3. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt W Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 If it"s working $150 would be a steal where I am living in Scandinavia. Here it would cost more like $1500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Dave Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 It has the B3 TW, the B3 Vibrato Scanner, waterfall keys; it does not have foldback but you could purchase a kit so that it can be added. 8 drawbars on the lower manual (missing the 5 1/3). If things work correctly it definitely worth the $150 investment. Quote 57 Hammond B3; 69 Hammond L100P; 68 Leslie 122; Kurzweil Forte7 & PC3; M-Audio Code 61; Voce V5+; Neo Vent; EV ELX112P; GSI Gemini & Burn Delaware Dave Exit93band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Is it worth it? Mr. Jones recorded Green Onions on this model organ. The decision is yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Simons Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 I want that bench. Quote Yamaha P515 & CK88, Pianoteq, Mainstage, iOS, assorted other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 honestly I was thinking that the bench itself was worth $150.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 It looks cool but I like to be able to slide some. I guess for a spinet organ it would be good. My fat ass would be stuck like quick sand. ð Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Simons Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 honestly I was thinking that the bench itself was worth $150.00 So was I. Quote Yamaha P515 & CK88, Pianoteq, Mainstage, iOS, assorted other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Yes. It's the only spinet I would buy, and the price is right. Cab is in good shape too. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 I'd like to get it but it's a bit far away and besides, I don't have a truck or van handy along with a couple of "movers". I'm sure it won't last long at that price. Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfcas Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Although these are the most desirable hammond spinet ever made they typically are given away. The most common price,even in working condition, is $0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old No7 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Boston used an M3... Not sure about the bench though... Maybe the Queen of Sheebah? I'd like to get it but it's a bit far away and besides, I don't have a truck or van handy along with a couple of "movers". I'm sure it won't last long at that price. Get it with a UHaul truck or trailer and a couple of friends (for a case of brews each) -- get it or regret it, your choice. Old No7 Quote Yamaha MODX6 * Hammond SK Pro 73 * Roland Fantom-08 * Crumar Mojo Pedals * Mackie Thump 12As * Tascam DP-24SD * JBL 305 MkIIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Boston used an M3 True, I had forgotten about that. Tom Sholtz had done major modifications on it IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I stay away from spinets as the residual isn't good but the M3 is good for what it is. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I stay away from spinets as the residual isn't good but the M3 is good for what it is. Residual on $150 is not such an issue, at least. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 If anyone is interested, here's the ad on Craigslist: https://lancaster.craigslist.org/msg/d/quentin-1959-hammond-organ/6976033930.html Quote When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 I stay away from spinets as the residual isn't good but the M3 is good for what it is. Residual on $150 is not such an issue, at least. Cheers, Mike. Yes Mike your right. I am just saying that from a dealer perspective. The three series consoles is where the money is. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 The three series consoles is where the money is. Got it Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Lots of good options with the M3. I added foldback, cleaned busbars, replaced a set of drawbars, added a 1/4" out, lowered the bottom manual an octave and adjusted the action to trigger very high. I became a master of the soldering iron when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legatoboy Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 People gigged them actively from let's say '65 through '75 ....I paired mine w a 145! That was like a perfect rig in those days... Mine was Ebony.. T/G went on it ... gigged it for about 3 1/2 years mostly in the Catholic H.S. Dance circuit in Queens, NY. Picked it up after Woodstock in the Fall of '69. . . Like this but w a Walnut 145 I bought new in '69 after I found the organ in the 'Buy Lines Press' from an older couple on Long Island who had it it their living room for $650! I was 17! Quote CP-50, YC 73, FP-80, PX5-S, NE-5d61, Kurzweil SP6, XK-3, CX-3, Hammond XK-3, Yamaha YUX Upright, '66 B3/Leslie 145/122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesG Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Delaware Dave -- FWIW the M3 (all the M series) is missing both the 5 1/3' and 16' drawbars, i.e. both browns. The 8th drawbar, a unique feature of these organs, is "black with a red dot". This is a mixture drawbar which is the same as the two black side-by-side drawbars (1 3/5' + 1 1/3'), but up an octave. Quote Hammond: L111, M100, M3, BC, CV, Franken CV, A100, D152, C3, B3 Leslie: 710, 760, 51C, 147, 145, 122, 22H, 31H Yamaha: CP4, DGX-620, DX7II-FD-E!, PF85, DX9 Roland: VR-09, RD-800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 About the foldback kits. I"ve never owned a spinet. Is this really worth it on a 44 key manual. When they do these do they do both manuals? Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 If anyone is interested, here's the ad on Craigslist: price has been reduced. Were it not a 2.5 hour drive I would get that bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagetunes Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Lots of good options with the M3. I added foldback, cleaned busbars, replaced a set of drawbars, added a 1/4" out, lowered the bottom manual an octave and adjusted the action to trigger very high. I became a master of the soldering iron when done. There's an M3 for 100 in the Providence area. I'm very tempted but the seller is a flake as far as communication. Also I would do exactly what ABECK did, but I cannot even screw in a lightbulb. Quote Hammond B-2, Leslie 122, Hammond Sk1 73, Korg BX3 2001, Leslie 900, Motion Sound Pro 3, Polytone Taurus Elite, Roland RD300 old one, Roland VK7, Fender Rhodes Mark V with Roland JC90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Also I would do exactly what ABECK did, but I cannot even screw in a lightbulb. It was a long, deliberate process, requiring time, space and an understanding spouse. I'm regretting that I didn't re-cap the tone generator at the time, but there's no way I'm cracking that baby open again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagetunes Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Also I would do exactly what ABECK did, but I cannot even screw in a lightbulb. It was a long, deliberate process, requiring time, space and an understanding spouse. I'm regretting that I didn't re-cap the tone generator at the time, but there's no way I'm cracking that baby open again. Thanks a lot ABECK. That knowledge allows me to not even consider it. THANK YOU! Quote Hammond B-2, Leslie 122, Hammond Sk1 73, Korg BX3 2001, Leslie 900, Motion Sound Pro 3, Polytone Taurus Elite, Roland RD300 old one, Roland VK7, Fender Rhodes Mark V with Roland JC90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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