Jon May Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 L100 and Leslie eBay auction http://www.propertyshoot.com/images/L100-Leslie.jpg This came across my desk this morning. I monitor Hammond auctions out off a whimsical notion that I'd like to own one, but that it's really not practical. Interested in thoughts on this. Possibly "too good to be true"? "I'm well acquainted with the touch of a velvet hand..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxcvbnm098 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Wow, that's like nothing I've seen before, at least here in the States. I would even go so far as to say that it is not a Leslie. However, since you are in Oz, all bets are off. I know that the company was sold to an Aussie back in the 80's and they were making different models that never made it to us here in the US. Could be something from that era that was Australia-only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoodyBluesKeys Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 The Leslie cabinet looks too short to be a 122, might be a 145 (or possibly an older short model). If you are really interested, might be worth calling the seller and making arrangements for a trip to see the instrument (not being from there, I really don't know how far you are from the seller - but I do know it could be quite a ways). Howard Grand|Hamm SK1-73|Kurz PC2|PC2X|PC3|PC3X|PC361; QSC K10's HP DAW|Epi Les Paul & LP 5-str bass|iPad mini2 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon May Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 It's a 2 1/2 hour flight for me "I'm well acquainted with the touch of a velvet hand..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like a non-Leslie cabinet (or a home-made rebuild?). A few things come to mind: 1) Only 3 louvers on each side (Leslies tended to have 4, at least the ones I've used) 2) Louvers only near bottom, suggesting it's a bass rotor only (like a Model 25 Orpheus) 3) Short (L122 is 44.5" tall, cabinet looks to be no taller than 26" or so?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 No louvers up top, either. No treble rotor? Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like a dehumidifier. "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...
WesG Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 LOL, CEB. But yeah, it looks more like a dehumidifier than a Leslie. It's ALL wrong. Wrong size, wrong finish, wrong wood, wrong louvre, wrong trim..... There are people out there who believe that putting the Leslie from a spinet into a box yields a Leslie cabinet. They are wrong. What you see there is worth about a hundred bucks IMO. 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...
WesG Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Nice bench, though, might be from a console. Not Hammond though. 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...
hazerkeys Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 only bottom louvres suggest to me a homemade "125" only bass rotor type contraption .. either that or a Wine Frig ?/ (although CEB comment on de-humidifier was classic LOL) PC1x, Hammond XK1c, Deep Mind 6, MS500 (gig rig) Kurz PC4, Mini Moog Model D, Little Phatty, Hammond M3, Leslie 145, viscount op-3, Behringer model D, Roland GAIA.. (home studio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like a dehumidifier. That thought did cross my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks like a dehumidifier. I wish my dehumidifier looked that nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon May Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thank you All. There was something "not quite right" about that speaker box. "I'm well acquainted with the touch of a velvet hand..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Contact them and ask for a picture of the back plate. If it's a real Leslie, the model and serial number would be there "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simajanpa Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I'd say it's a homemade, single rotor, dehumidifier. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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