Is it worth it?

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Anyone know what kind of hammond this is? Found it at a thrift shop for $25
 

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I don't know that that company made any junk. If it works and you have the room/interest I'd snap it up fast.

Bonus points if it's got a tube amp - it will take awhile to come on, plus you can peek inside sometimes. I'm gonna guess by the looks that that is a later solid state home owner 1978 model.

If it doesn't show some signs of life then $25 would be a rip off. Getting into a repair trip on something like that would be a waste of time to me. It would have to work or at least convince me it just needed some electronic cleaner and not much effort to work.
 
Yup, it looks like it. A little older than I thought. If it's got the tube amp then it's worth having just for that. I kinda think by '69 it would be solid state but even so if it works it would probably be a neat beast.

The one you posted has some extra controls to the left of the lower keyboard - a drum machine maybe.

115 lbs w/bench! :( eat your Wheaties!
 
Awesome

Alright, I'm going to head back and see if they'll let me do some testing
 
hammond

I don't think that model is a tonewheel hammond. No drawbars! If you want real Hammond sound cheap, keep your eye open for models M, M2, M3, M111 etc. These are spinet models and are really cheap. Sometimes even free. Any of the old tonewheel Hammonds are worth having if you want authentic Hammond sound. Bought my 1959 M3 off craigslist for $125.00. I'm not wild about the short scale manuals but it sounds great.
 
Yes, that model is a Yammie in disguise but still might be fun in a Wooly Bully sort of way.

Considering it's been 12 hours, I figure Jeromy either figured out that a capacitor is the basic component of a cattle prod, got into a fistfight with the chick at Goodwill or the whole thing dropped on his head when he was trying to put in the back of his Accord.

Jeromy... speak to me... say somethin' li'l buddy... :(
 
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Found another one!

Hey guys, sorry, got tied up this week. i ended up finding an m-103 at an estate sale for $40 - mint condition apparently. My friend is picking it up for me tonight as I'm out of town. You guys know is this thing could handle a leslie? Do they all?
 
now we're getting somewhere

I'm a total newbie with hammonds (and organs in general) - the tone generator is inside correct? Are these hot commodities?
 
great

Well, I guess I'm crossing my fingers. Wish I'd known this like yesterday. Thanks a ton for the info though. Live and learn. But serioulsy - hammond oil? Oil? Wow...I'll call my friend ;)
 
Man that was a steal. In WA everybody wants $350-500 for a 103.
 
Looks in fantastic shape.

I'd want to vaccuum out the cat hair then go at it with some Deoxit D5.

Everyone - TUBES!
 
awesome

Yes, I feel pretty lucky. Gonna take your advice here guys and clean it up
 
When I first started recording, I couldn't see why I couldn't have authentic keyboards at least and this was before I'd ever heard of samples. I ended up with a double bass, cello, guitars, drums, a clavinet, a piano and other things in my tiny flat. And I proudly added a Fender Rhodes electric piano and a Hammond organ. I actually had two Hammonds. The first one was one I'd seen in an ad in Exchange and Mart. The details were kind of scanty but in 1993, I was so excited that I didn't care. I went out into the countryside and it was the house of some old couple. When the guy plugged it in and showed me it, it wasn't really the sound I wanted. Up to that point, I'd never had a satisfactory organ sound, hence going for the Hammond. I bought it in the end as it was late at night and I figured I'd be able to tweak it to taste. And you know, I never could. And I'm sure that it was the same as that Hammond in the first picture. I hated the sound. I sold it after about four months. But in between, I bought another Hammond and this one was the real deal. It was my baby for the next 8 years and I loved it. One of the things I loved doing to get a particular sound was holding down the note or chord with it switched off. Then I'd turn it on and it would give this ghostly whine. It was marvelous ! The Leslie cabinet was a groove too ! You could actually see something inside it spinning. I sold it when my wife got pregnant but I still have the music, the memories.......and the seat !!
 
great story

wow, I'm so glad I started this thread - can't wait to finally get to play this thing.
 
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