Rdub Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I managed to pick up a hammond h-112 organ for CDN $50 about six months ago from my elederly next door neighbor (it was an epic move getting it into my house). Even with my limited knowledge of organs i'm pretty sure i got a good deal. I've got a couple of questions for you fine folks that hopefully you can help me out with. First of all does anyone know much about these beasts? (this mother is huge) How similar are they to a B3 (and if anyone wants to go into a sidebar whats so special about the B3 anyway?) Also anyone care to venture what it might be worth? Secondly it plays well but not perfectly... it has a couple of minor(i hope) problems that hopefully someone can tell me how to adress, or if you live in/near victoria B.C who to talk to. 1) general hissing/poping. This does'nt happen all the time, but sometimes it makes strange hissing sounds and sometimes when adjusting the drawbars or flicking it's switches it makes scratchy popping noises. Keep in mind all of its tones play from what i know pretty well (i think it sounds pretty damn amazing, if only i knew how to play it better) 2) The vibrato function works, but makes this low frequency "whup whub whud" noise. it's almost a neat effect when its it time, but i'm pretty sure its not supposed to be doing that... So... anyone know anything about organs? what do you think guys? Can i fix these things myself? how much would it cost me? or do i need to call someone? and how much would that cost me? -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Originally posted by Rdub: What's up with my organ?I'm not gonna touch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paully Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Probably needs a good cleaning and overhaul. Not a do-it-yourself type job. Try Jerry Welch, the last of the original Hammond guys. He's got parts, and can probably put you in touch with a local(?) repairman. jjwelch@theramp.net Or try Bill Brown at www.bborgan.com Or www.tonewheel.com for repair references and parts(lots of them). By the way, B3s ROCK! Good luck, Paul WUDAYAKNOW.. For the first time in my life, I'm wrong again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Originally posted by steadyb: Originally posted by Rdub: What's up with my organ?I'm not gonna touch that. Good. You could go blind that way. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 You can find information about various Hammond organs at the following site: The Hammond-Leslie FAQ Regards,SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 The good news is that it's a "real" Hammond - it has the authentic electromechanical tone generator that is the heart of the B-3 and all other desireable Hammonds, and not that transistor crap that replaced it later. Extra drawbars for more harmonics, overhanging keys instead of waterfall, extra percussion tabs are some of the changes to a B-3. I'm not sure if the chorus/vibrato is the same rotating scanner as a B-3, but the thumping you describe sounds like what you get on a scanner after many years when there are little metal "hairs" that grow and cause signal bleed between terminals. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdub Posted December 23, 2004 Author Share Posted December 23, 2004 Thanks for the info guys. I think i might open up the back of the beast and attempt a very minor cleaning myself to see if i can reduce some of the hissing/popping. Does anyone have any suggestions and how to go about doing something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paully Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 A good starting point is the tubes. Remove one at a time, dip pins in a good de-oxident, then replace immediately, so that some fluid gets into the socket females. I use something called De-Ox-It, but Radio Shack probably has something. Should produce a noticable difference immediately. Don't mess with parts unless you have a source for backup and a tech sheet; especially the tone generators. If you check the links, schematics are downloadable from: www.tonewheel.com Good luck, Paul WUDAYAKNOW.. For the first time in my life, I'm wrong again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Whoa.....you got an H for fifty bucks?!! Wicked score, mon! Here's a nice picture of one: (had to use this link 'cause, like the organ itself, the picture is a big one) http://www.berkeleymusic.com/hamorg.jpg You're most likely aware of Copeland Music Centre, http://www.hammondsuzukistore.com/index.html right in your Victoria 'hood. Lann Copeland, the proprietor, is western Canada's top Hammond dealer. He has tons of experience in these matters, and a good service team. In fact, according to their website, they have an H in stock for $1900US. (Heck, there's another one on the 'Net for $3500US !) You've got a potential lifetime project on your hands there, friend. The Hammond H-100 series organs are excellent machines. Pretty well "B-3" guts, with some extra goodies. You can most definitely do a lot of stuff yourself. Thankfully, there's all kinds of info about Hammonds all over the www. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paully Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 This link is a great source guide for 'do-it-yourself' maintanance and repair: http://theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/hammond-faq_toc.html WUDAYAKNOW.. For the first time in my life, I'm wrong again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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