[Where does Hammond oil go?]

5 hours ago, GRollins said:

4) Note that nowhere in the thread did I ask how often to oil a Hammond. It just kind of popped up via spontaneous generation, as it were. I decided to riff on the fact that this unintentional poll came out of nowhere and showed no convergence towards a consensus. Mistake on my part, I guess. sigh (Note also that not one person cited an official source for their oiling schedule.)

5) Uh...and while we're at it, why the hell doesn't the official Hammond owner's manual mention oiling anyway? You'd think that it would be easy to find in the maintenance section if it was all that necessary. (I wish I could remember where I got the 'fill the cups twice, annually' info, but my mind is blank on that one; it's just a handwritten note.)

I got interested and found a Hammond B3/C3 service manual on the net:

https://www.hammondtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Hammond B3C3.pdf

 

From section 2-29 in the manual: «Every year fill the oil cups three-quarters full with oil.»

 

[New Piano Sample from Nord - Soft Grand]

On 12/24/2023 at 11:52 PM, yannis D said:

Why?

This is the right after sales service many companies don't provide

 

Sorry I should have added an irony warning.

[New Piano Sample from Nord - Soft Grand]

I love red. But wish they stop bother us with new downloadable samples. Enough is enough.

[If you could rewind the time... What would you change?]

Change family to a home with a decent piano and no brothers bullying me when trying to exercise the classical stuff on an old upright with wooden frame.

[Nord Stage 4 Announced]

2 hours ago, ProfD said:

If there's no red in the KB rig, you're not a serious musician and you're outta here. 🤣

Glad I’m both serious and hip!

[Do any of you still stand and not sit when playing live?]

1 hour ago, eric said:

 

I've found it quite practical to do all of these things standing! LOL.

 

 

I suppose you are velcro’ed to a microphone stand to use both feet simultanously? 😃

[Do any of you still stand and not sit when playing live?]

The first I learned when playing in a band was sitting in the background not to obstruct the guitar players 😀. Sitting is the only practical way to work an expression pedal, a control pedal, sustain pedal and kick the leslie switch.

[Introducing UB-Xa]

12 hours ago, David Emm said:

The "clonewheels" have all been honest attempts to escape the sheer weight of a Hammond.

I can assure you that the Pari plasticwheel I bought in 1977 was just as heavy as a real L122 😀

[Why Does This Smell like BS?]

53 minutes ago, Reezekeys said:

 sounds more like buzzwords made up by academics to give them employment opportunities.

Some of us never had any training or theoretical insight at all. Those who have spent efforts in college or unversities to get a formal foundation have planned and hope to get be a professional. No blame to them.

[Keyboard Organ Blindfold Test]

3 hours ago, ElmerJFudd said:

Fools.  

 

yes I agree.  it’s a poor compromise.  either reduce the gauge or use a semiweight if it’s an all purpose board.  but I doubt they’ll ever alter it after 6 generations of electro.  

You don’t consider TP8O as semiweighted?

[Crumar Mojo 61 Review - (LONG)]

My previous experience with the Fatar TP8O include the Korg CX3, Nord C1, Nord C2, Nord Stage 3 Compact, Doepfer d3m, Viscount Legend Live and none of these have changed character over time. I can not exclude that the springs soften after being broken in but that effect must be really small. My Mojo 61 is from 2017 but very little used. Either the production of soft springs are really inconsistent or they must have put in the wrong version in my Mojo 61B I am afraid.

[Crumar Mojo 61 Review - (LONG)]

Test showed that my Mojo lower manual need about 12 grams more weight to activate the keys. Very significant and annoying when the manuals are so unbalanced.

[Crumar Mojo 61 Review - (LONG)]

Re lower manual(Mojo 61B) different from Mojo 61: Bought my lower manual a couple of months ago and the touch is significantly heavier than the my Mojo 61. Will try to check with gram weights to verify the difference.

[MOJO VS. XK5]

3 hours ago, AnotherScott said:

 

An actual Leslie alters the sound both by virtue of the fact that the speakers spin

That fact was new to me Scott 😉

However the Yamaha RA-200 speakers spin: 

 

[Aha!]

3 hours ago, Dockeys said:

Guy in the bed is Morton Harkett, vocalist with A-Ha, and he’s drawn in the same style as the original video. 

Morton Harkett must be the US variant of Morten Harket 😉

[stage presence, how do you deal with that as a keyboard player?]

I don’t think the audience reacts or notice much if the keyboardist is sitting or standing while playing. Personally greatly prefer to sit as it is the way I learned and play greatly better. If it is neccessary to reach the keyboards in a stacked keyboard rig I accept the player is standing if not my perception is that (s)he is unserious.

[Nord Stage 4 Announced]

11 hours ago, Iconoclast said:

Someone help me out here: Doesn't it seem like the Stage 3 wasn't out for very long?  It seemed to me like the Stage 2 in it's various incarnations was around for much longer?

In reality this is the fourth generation of the Stage. They were released in 2005, 2011, 2017 and 2023. Guess when the Nord Stage 5 is planned 🤣

[Hammond + Leslies Featured in NYC Art Exhibit]

4 hours ago, Baggypants said:

I wonder if they're mimicing the idea of a pipe organ rank, arranging the leslies like that?

No I think it is a messy setup of Dolby Digital 5.1 😀

[Display Your Keyboard Logo On Stage?]

4 hours ago, Polychrest said:

Nord offered me 500 Krona to cover their logo when I play in public….

They pay 1000 kroner if you label it Korg, Yamaha or Roland.

[World Cup 2022]

27 minutes ago, UnderGroundH said:

I am European and i am not understanding how you call a game football when it been played 90% with hands...😀

American football is a game, soccer is a sport. Average weight of players in NFL is 111.5 kg, soccer players in 2018 World Cup 77.2 kg. Must be to much popcorn and pepsi 😉

[HELP -- Pink Floyd keyboard sounds and samples]

Have you checked this site?

https://www.synthonia.com

[Alternative to Hammond-branded 8-pin DIN Leslie cable?]

1 hour ago, Outkaster said:

That isn't the right cable.  Isn't the SK2 have an 11 pin?

No, SK1/SK2 use 8 pin DIN (midi use 5 pin DIN). The 8 pin connection to a Leslie support slow, fast, stop.

 

Using the line in and external momentary switch pedal connected to the Leslie 3300 is a hassle since pressing the pedal for more than 1.5 seconds means stop. Easy to accidentally active stop when meaning to switch between fast/slow.

[No love for Genos here? (and some personal ramblings)]

Had a Genos for a couple of years and if you don’t intend to use the arranger features of it I would say the sounds is good, maybe on par but not better than any newer workstations. The pricing now is ridiculous, bought mine for about 3.300 euros and sold it for the same amount two years ago. It’s fun to play solo but in a band context most of the features are not really relevant.

[Hammond B-3X for IPad]

53 minutes ago, Kawai James said:Really? When I tried yesterday, the octave range buttons just controlled the onscreen keyboard, and my Nord was still changing the presets when hitting those lower notes.

I have the same problem, currently the only solution is to limit the key range on the controlling keyboard. Another restriction is that it is not possible to run a clean organ output without leslie/amp sim to use an extetnal Leslie.

[Viscount Legend Live Love Letter]

2 hours ago, AnotherScott said:

Yes. Every as far as I've ever seen, every clonewheel's MIDI drawbar commands are hardwired, except for some of the ones that are designed specifically to also be MIDI controllers, and even some of them don't let you redefine what the drawbars send (e.g. Nord Stage 3 and some Hammonds). Ones that do let you alter what the sliders send include Korg Kronos, Numa Compact 2X, Roland Fantom, and Kurzweils, maybe Dexibell J7, I don't remember for sure off-hand. But never the "dedicated" clonewheels.

You forgot Korg CX3 (digital 2001 version)