darc68 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Here are some pics of the new chop I recently bought. With the organ came the Leslie 142(145 w/ 122 amp) and the Trek 2 pedal. I didn`t find the Hammond Plate for the organ but a Hammond Tech said it`s definately a B-3. I`m just happy to finally have a great Road Rig. I`ve been waiting forever. *The pics are being uploaded by a friend of the forum. It may be a few before they are visible. Quote Motif ES7 Korg Triton Pro76 Roland Fantom X8 CP -33 Custom B-3 Chop w/ 145 Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Not seeing anything yet. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Warren Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 The large ones worked. I just needed to shrink them a little. http://www.mike-warren.net/kcc/pics/darc68_0623101918a-web.jpg http://www.mike-warren.net/kcc/pics/darc68_0623101920a-web.jpg http://www.mike-warren.net/kcc/pics/darc68_0623101931a-web.jpg http://www.mike-warren.net/kcc/pics/darc68_0623101918b-web.jpg Quote DigitalFakeBook Free chord/lyric display software for windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darc68 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks for the help. Quote Motif ES7 Korg Triton Pro76 Roland Fantom X8 CP -33 Custom B-3 Chop w/ 145 Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_3guy Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Yowser!!! Quote Steve www.seagullphotodesign.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Let's see - manuals, percussion tabs, drawbars, generator, AO-28 preamp... yup, it's a B-3. How does the swell pedal connect to the swell box lever? Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitekatt2008 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Amazing! That's a B-3 chop alright. Looks much easier to move around. It seems they are getting harder to find. katt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Is that a beverage on the Leslie? Nice chop! Quote What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darc68 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Yes it is a bev. on the leslie. It was empty if that saves me at all(lol). The start switches and the vol. conn.(1/4' in/out) are on the back panel wich is located back right of the machine. I was hoping to install removable wheels to the back panel but I don`t think that`s gonna work anymore. There`s just no room for them w/ this set-up. I need to come up w/ a solution though just for easy of moving it. I`m open to any ideas if anyone has any. Quote Motif ES7 Korg Triton Pro76 Roland Fantom X8 CP -33 Custom B-3 Chop w/ 145 Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Is that a beverage on the Leslie? People (band members or anyone else close by) use to put their drinks on one of my Leslie cabinets and it drove me absolutely nuts, as well as really pissed off if they did it after me telling them not to do it. I like modern keyboards that are designed with no flat area on top of the board. People that come up to request a song will attempt to put their drink down on a keyboard if they see an obvious flat area to put it on. That is an accident waiting to happen. I assume the person was sober when he put the coffee on top of the Leslie in the photo. No excuse for that. Mike T. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 When I got my XK a few weeks ago, the day of delivery my bass player & drummer had days off. They joked about going over to my place before I got home and placing beers on the XK so I'd have a few nice rings on the finish. Bass players & drummers are stupid/funny that way. Quote What we record in life, echoes in eternity. MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XSr, PEKPER, Voyager, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Nice find! Still looks heavy as hell though. Whats that old bike in the background? Quote Live: Korg Kronos 2 88, Nord Electro 5d Nord Lead A1 Toys: Roland FA08, Novation Ultranova, Moog LP, Roland SP-404SX, Roland JX10,Emu MK6 www.bksband.com www.echoesrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darc68 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 AH the bike in the background. It some old Harley. This is my partners garage and he has a few project bikes there. Our studio is above the garage. The organ is not that heavy to be honest. I`ll try to get an better figure on that. Quote Motif ES7 Korg Triton Pro76 Roland Fantom X8 CP -33 Custom B-3 Chop w/ 145 Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anson Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hi Katt, They're easier to find than you may have imagined...right there in your own back yard. Here's where I got mine: http://www.tonewheel.com/chops_mods.htm Happy 'motoring'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenhower Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Is that a beverage on the Leslie? People (band members or anyone else close by) use to put their drinks on one of my Leslie cabinets and it drove me absolutely nuts, as well as really pissed off if they did it after me telling them not to do it. My solution to this problem was simple. I kept a small trashcan behind the leslie and whoever continued to place their drink on the leslie (after being warned), had their drink simply thrown out. Full fresh cocktails would routinely be tossed . . . .soon people got the message. Quote Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokeys Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Luckily, the leslie 21 system I use now has a robust finish and it vibrates just enough at fast speed to walk the drinks of the ill mannered to the edge and beyond. I'd like to think someone designed this as a self cleaning feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mididude Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I cringe when I see other keyboard players setting drinks on any of their gear (e.g. amps, or module racks), let alone a vintage Leslie or B3. RGV (Rudy VanGelder) would not approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darc68 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 I didn`t realize the cup on the leslie would be such an issue. At the time I was getting the organ serviced by a friend for free and was really just focused on helping the guy w/ whatever he needed. The cup wasn`t placed w/ any other fore-thought then that. PLEASE FORGIVE ME!!!! I was just excited to finally get pics of the organ for the forum. I`m sorry that has now become the focus of my post. Quote Motif ES7 Korg Triton Pro76 Roland Fantom X8 CP -33 Custom B-3 Chop w/ 145 Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokeys Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Aww..we're all just a little envious and have to bust your chops about something. As for moving your new friend, looks like an old fashioned handtruck would work just fine. Handy item to have around in any event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 bust your chopNo pun intended? Quote A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokeys Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Of course not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Never saw an answer to Moe's question about the swell pedal/swell box connection. The reference early on to "vol. conn.(1/4' in/out)" makes me suspect that the Hammond swell box has been removed. Replaced with an ordinary volume pedal? Larry. (Oh, and my solution to the "guitar player's buffet" drink problem was the same as meisenhower's. One warning, then any subsequent drinks placed on my gear went straight into the trash can) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 by darco68: I didn`t realize the cup on the leslie would be such an issue. That has always been a big issue with KB players that have owned a Leslie cabinet or two. Placing a COLD drink on a piece of furniture will result in a water stain on the finish. Those of us that take great care to keep our equipment in nice condition really flip when other people are so inconsiderate of the investment we made in equipment. Don't take it personal, if you were the one that put the coffee on YOUR Leslie, that's your choice. Others need not apply. Nice Chop by the way. Enjoy! Mike T. Quote Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregH Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 That configuration looks like an early Bill Axman chop (from the Los Angeles area). Notice that to save vertical space, the tone generator is further back and the preamp is mounted on the back. Also, Bill puts the start and run switch on the back plate similar to yours. Although Bill no longer has photos of his chops on his Alltek Organ site, the following URL shows a red one that he built. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/kb_200809/index.php?startid=18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Looks to me like the swell box is intact, but it is probably set to a fixed position and a volume pedal insert used instead. I wonder if this affects the amount of overdrive when you floor the volume pedal like the real thing. I would expect the tone change induced in the swell box to be absent. Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darc68 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 I know you guys are just busting my stones. I love this forum and most days look forward the incredible sarcasm that only you guys can come up w/. I laugh my ass off at some of the comments I read here. Don`t worry about me. I have yet to hook a volume pedal up to this. Actually I`ve been debating wich I should use. I have an old Morley that I was going to try w/ it. I`m not sure if it will have enough tension for my liking but we`ll see. I`ve seen the debate about this BTW in other topic threads. I also need a leslie switch still if I`m gonna run it direct wich I probably will. There is actually a strip of velcro on the front left side for this. It looks like he had it set up to be removable. Not a bad idea for moving purposes. Quote Motif ES7 Korg Triton Pro76 Roland Fantom X8 CP -33 Custom B-3 Chop w/ 145 Leslie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregH Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 If it's one of Bill's chops, he's created swell pedal insert electronics to simulate the tonal change of the original organ swell (e.g the increase of brightness with volume). However, I believe you're right relative to the overdrive part of the equation. On the chop I built, I have a clutch cable that runs from the swell box lever to the pedal, with a modified XLR for quick connect/disconnect. But I've been tempted to have Bill add his swell circuit to my organ as an alternative solution. Bill also has an effects loop mod which can be used to insert reverb, EQ, overdrive, etc. between the organ preamp and the Leslie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humannoyed Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 That is a nice very succinct chop. I would want the leg stands a little wider to accommodate a set of bass pedals. That old Morley pedal ain't gonna cut it btw compared to the smoothness of Hammond's swell pedal. Quote "It is a danger to create something and risk rejection. It is a greater danger to create nothing and allow mediocrity to rule." "You owe it to us all to get on with what you're good at." W.H. Auden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 I am help selling a Bill Beer chop for a friends father....might not be a good thing . I unearthed this thread because there isn't much information out there on them and Bill was pretty cryptic about how he did things. 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...
bill bosco Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 close to 200 pounds ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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