Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply. Sounds like a couple of so-so
organs. I have the Hammond bug bad but am relatively
new at it. I have enjoyed the learning process, both
musical and technical.
There is a guy up here who has a pawn/music shop and
he has what appears to be a pristine B3. I'm sure he
knows what it's worth and I believe he is a player as
well.
Are you the guy from folkswaggin?? If so I've enjoyed
some of your stuff I've heard.
I met a guy a couple of years ago, he was in the
hospital up here (I'm a Respiratory Therapist) and we
got to talking Hammond and he was a real Hammond
freak. He was sick as a dog but we managed to get him
better before the weekend where he had some big gig in
Greensboro or some place.
Anyhow, as far as the organs go if it looks like I
could get a "steal" I might be interested in talking
to the guy. Otherwise too much moving (that old
Hammond bugaboo).
I work at Boone Drug now across from the hospital
here, if you get a chance stop in or give me a call.
Thanks again,
Bob
--- Dave McCracken <david_mccracken@...> wrote:
Cool - Boone. Nice place. I'll be up your way in 2
weeks.
These organs are owned by a club owner/attorney
named Lee Cecil in High
Point, NC. He is a pretty nice guy. Kind of an
impulsive freak. Got
into Harley's - bought 3. Got into bagpipes. Got
into Dobros so he
bought a National as old as dirt - like serial
number 0016 or something.
Anyway I played at his club with my B3/122 and he
had to have an organ.
I told him I have found *the source* for stuff in NC
and would be happy
to help. I have been playing, scrounging, placing
feelers and courting
Hammond folks and freaks for a long time. In my own
efforts to find
really knowledgeable people who I could learn from,
buy from and talk to
- I have found some great people. I pride myself on
being the little
brother to what I feel are the coolest elder Hammond
freaks in NC. So I
was talking with Lee and I said - I am going skiing
for a week, I know
you want an organ I suggest to buy from these 2
people - give me a week
and I'll find a good organ for you. That statement
has a lot of merit
too. Hammonds are old. Most are not in Good shape.
If you don't know
what to look for you may not notice that several
things may be wrong, so
I feel it is important to have a relationship with
the folks you're
buying from. This cat Lee was getting into Ebay
browsing. I told him
whatever you do, while I'm gone skiing, don't buy
from Johnnie in
Centrailia. An aside - I bought an organ from him
via Ebay - when Ebay
was brand new and to say the least it was a learning
experience. I got
shafted. Johnnie may not mean to be a snake but
when he states an organ
is in good condition I feel that he does not qualify
to make judgements
of that nature. Just doesn't know enough. So
whether he lied to me or
not I drove 12 hours to look at a shitty organ.
Like I say - a learning
experience.
Anyway got back from the mtns and Lee had bought a
rig from Johnnie.
Damn....
So Lee has a bit much invested in OK organs. One
rig is a BC with a 21H
one speed Leslie. He wants $1500 for the pair. You
know the BC is old
as Earth itself. They are OK. The case is nice.
But no scanner
vibrato, no percussion, square cut keys, ratchet
dbs, no foldback. A
different beast from a B3. 21Hs are nice if you can
deal with brake and
tremolo or plan to do a 2 speed conversion. Great
sounding hardwood
cabinets compared to the pressboard shelves of a
122. Great Leslie.
He'll take less $$. I bet a grand takes it home.
He has a B2 with Trek percussion and a 122RV. This
was the Jimmy Foster
organ. This Leslie amp needs service in my opinion.
It distorts too
easily. If it were mine I'd send it off to one of
my favorite techs -
Sal Azz in Buffalo or Bob Schleicher in Oakland and
have it rebuilt for
$200 or something. Other than that it is a fine
organ. You know the B2
has ratchet drawbars and still has the square cut
keys. He *wants* $2500
for that pair. This organ had neon installed under
the manuals. tacky
tacky. That was removed and a few problems were
created but that is
fixed now I believe. At one time all metal surfaces
of the organ carried
110V!!
The key is he is moving and needs to sell them. If
he gets what he's
asking then he'll take it. If not he'll take
whatever is offered.
The market price of Hammond organs in NC has
increased in the last 2
years for sure. I know where good organs are every
day of the week.
Matter of fact just picked up a C3 yesterday and my
buddy in Fayettvile
had 2 A100s and a beautiful B3 and is getting 3-4
more organs and about
10 more Leslies this week. But the gospel market
has the market sewn up
to some high prices. A B3 and Leslie in GC will be
6K on a good day. If
you are patient you'll get deals. I do. I'd say if
you had to have a
'B3' - I'd suggest pick up an A100 for $1500-$2000
and put it in that BC
case or something. Enough rambling gotta get back
to work. Let me know
if you need my help.
Dave McCracken
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:58:22 -0700 (PDT) Bob
Rasmussen
<bobras99@...> writes:
Dave,
I'm in Boone, NC and would be interested in some
info
on the organs.
Thanks,
Bob
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