Low output of lower manual low octave of B3
I know this has been asked many times, and have heard something about the "foldback", but, what should I look for when it comes to low volume level on the lower manual notes between the lowest C and
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Randall
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Re: Unknown hammond organ
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You seem to have succeeded! That is an H-100 series Hammond. There were two versions of the H-100 series, those with serial numbers below 15,000, which had an all valve (tube) amplification system,
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Chris Clifton
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Re: Unknown hammond organ
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can't seem to post a picture to old to understand how
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Anthony Leeman
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Re: Unknown hammond organ
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Could be an H-series. A picture would be helpful, failing that, a list of tabs. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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Chris Clifton
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Unknown hammond organ
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console, b3 style presets, 4 sets drawbars (2-11, 2-10, and 4pedal), white tabs and power sw, power sw on left, big pedalboard Does anyone know this instrument?
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Anthony Leeman
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Re: Issue with Lower B pre-set
I doubt that it could be anything in the pre-set panel, anything there could be expected to affect both drawbar presets and the presets. Worth checking that there are no stray wires shorting between
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Chris Clifton
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Re: Issue with Lower B pre-set
Thanks Chris. ?For what it's worth, I shifted the busbars for the lower manual after discovering this issue and that did not change anything. For my own peace of mind, I went back and checked the A#
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Jeff Harbin
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Re: B3 Short Circuit
And, aside from the common scenarios that Scott and Chris mentioned - there is also the possibility of damaged wiring making the chassis hot ... for example, crumbling power wiring going up the tube,
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Wes Garland
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Re: B3 Short Circuit
There are other ways to get a hot chassis on a Hammond Organ, transformer or not, and a prime example that I've had to correct numerous times is in conjunction with 122-type Leslies, which came with
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Scott Hawthorn
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Re: B3 Short Circuit
Modern transformers are generally wound on a split former with the primary winding on one section, and the secondaries on the other. Old transformers were wound with the primary winding first nearest
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Chris Clifton
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Re: Issue with Lower B pre-set
Difficult to work out how this could happen. All the presets use the same set of key contacts and bus-bars. When a preset key is selected, contacts under this key switch the signals on the bus-bars to
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Chris Clifton
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Re: B3 Short Circuit
Old often equals leaky. Rich Reid 208-861-9263 Sent: Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hammondzone] B3 Short Circuit Hi, Why would anything with a power
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Rich Reid
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Issue with Lower B pre-set
Hello, * I have discovered a strange issue with my ca. 1965 D-152. ?It only pertains to the B pre-set on the lower manual. ?When I play and hold a note on the 8' drawbar from middle C upward, and
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Jeff Harbin
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Re: B3 Short Circuit
Hi, Why would anything with a power transformer have a hot chassis? Further, adding an IEC with ground to a "hot" chassis would then tie neutral and safety ground together, not something to do, yes? I
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hughvartanian
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Re: B3 Short Circuit
Unless I was 100% sure that the power cable couldn't be oriented incorrectly and the power cable was wired correctly I wouldn't want to touch a Hammond organ as there is a risk the chassis could be
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James
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Re: Second Drawbar problem?
ya, that's what I thought.Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network.
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dalarson
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Re: Second Drawbar problem?
Not necessary, this is common knowledge among Hammond players.
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Scott Hawthorn
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Re: Second Drawbar problem?
This should help. Problem is, I don't know the source to give credit.Dan L.Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada's largest network.
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dalarson
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Re: Second Drawbar problem?
Yes, that is correct. Regards, Rick Whatson
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Rick Whatson
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Re: Second Drawbar problem?
Thanks Rich. But that means the third drawbar is lower in note than the second. Does everybody have that too? Ali
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Ali Asreco
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