Blues Disciple Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Have any of you had any experience with the following organ-related gear? Hammond "Grand" organ--I believe this is a mid-70's organ with internal Leslie. Does it have a decent B3 sound? Or should I stay away from it? Leslie Model 25---It has a 6-pin connector so it should work with an M3 or C2/3 right? I believe it only has one rotor---is this any good? Tube preamp though. Any ideas about this one? Hammond Porta-B?---Just curious. Saw one on ebay the other day and about bid on it but wasn't sure if it was worthwhile to get. As you can tell I am still "in the hunt" for a Hammond/Leslie combination. I am getting closer though. Should the Leslie 25 be applicable for the M3 or C2(with Trek II percussion)or the Hammond Grand (provided it is decent) that I am looking at, I may have a set-up soon! BD "With the help of God and true friends I've come to realize, I still have two strong legs and even wings to fly" Gregg Allman from "Ain't Wastin Time No More" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 The Grand is not a tonewheel organ - it is electronic. And big. Not what you're looking for if you want the classic B3 sound & experience. The Porta-B is essentially a chopped L-series spinet. Maybe not the optimum choice (as many of these have seen serious road abuse by now) but it *is* a tonewheel Hammond; play it thru a Leslie and it'll be good. Remember that many greats have produced Hammond classics on spinets (Boston, Procol Harum, the Nice, etc). Happy Hunting! I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyoctave Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I had a Porta-B many years ago and played it for a year till I traded it in for a B-3. From what I can remember, it was easier to move due to the body detaching from the legs but was still heavy. It did sound good through a Leslie. The things I did not like about it was that the keys were not like the B-3, it only had one full set of draw bars with the other missing the 16' & 5 1/3' stop, and the swell pedal used a photo sensor that covered a small light bulb. By allowing all light through it made things softer graduating to no light through which was full volume. You can imagine the fun I had one night when the bulb burned out (didn't know there was a bulb down there) and had to adjust my volume on the Leslie! Kurzweil PC3, Hammond SK-1 + Ventilator, Korg Triton. 2 JBL Eon 510's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robroth1msn.com Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Depending on what you need to do it's hard to beat the M3 spinet.It's tone wheel,compact(for a Hammond) can be had for cheap(or free) and the draw bars,keys and percussion are like the B3. For a Leslie the single rotor jobs can't compete with the classic rotary horn/bass rotor types.For rock,blues and gospel the 145/147 screams. For jazz it's the 122 model. There are variuos single speed units that can be converted to two speed like the 45 and usually they go for less money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevush Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 I think the 25 has no horn, just a 12" speaker with a spinning baffle. I've seen mods where people install slots, shelf and a horn/rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Disciple Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 Thanks for the tips! Question: Is it possible, at a later date to add a Motion Sound Pro3T to run in/with/alongside the Leslie 25 should I want a treble rotor added? Question: Are there different types of 6-pin Leslie connectors or will any 6 pin connector work with a Hammond with a 6 pin outlet (like the M3 I mentioned)? Question: I read that there is a "trick" to correctly connecting the Leslie or else you could cause major damage to either the Leslie or the Hammond. What is that all about? I didn't think the Hammond Grand would be a good option. I am still open-minded and optimistic about the Leslie and M3/C2 combinations though. Gosh I love this forum. I have learned soooo much from all of you. Thanks, BD "With the help of God and true friends I've come to realize, I still have two strong legs and even wings to fly" Gregg Allman from "Ain't Wastin Time No More" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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