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And a corollary --

where to order Hammond oil?

I see B&H and other places have a Hammond Suzuki product that says it is Hammond oil -- want to check with you peeps, since this looks very different than the Hammond oil in the long thin tube, that we bought for many years from Hammond --

Thanks!? Gesine ?

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THANK YOU Chris!? I'm emailing the person, quoting your post, and suggesting they oil the Hammond.?

I really appreciate your expertise and willingness to advise here.? Gesine?

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PS. As a corollary to Hammond tuning being locked to mains frequency, it is not possible to tune a Hammond to anything other than A = 440 without messing about with variable frequency power supplies.

A Hammond never needs tuning as such. The relative pitch of the individual tone wheels is set by the internal gearing of the tone wheel generator, and the overall pitch is set by the frequency of the AC mains supply. There is no easy way for a user or organ technician to change either of these. If a Hammond organ is out of tune, the most likely cause is that oiling has been neglected, and the friction of the unoiled bearings is causing some tone wheels to turn more slowly than they should. The tone wheels are grouped in pairs, with a spring loaded clutch preventing jammed or partially seized tone wheels from stopping the the whole generator. Very often, oiling a neglected Hammond and waiting some time (could be weeks!) for the oil to reach the bearings will free up any sticking tone wheels.

On 08/11/2022 19:00, Gesine wrote:

Hi hammond peeps,

An acquaintance says his friend says he needs to tune his Hammond, and they wondered if they could do it using a tuning app of some sort.

(we're very used to tuning harpsichords, using PitchLab, tuning forks, and years ago by getting up at 4 am when it was quiet and counting beats)(we prefer a=415, quarter comma meantone).?

I played B3 a lot for 13 years, intermittently after that, but it never occurred to me that a B3 could go out of tune, without having something be broken/needing adjustment.

We had occasional problems that a Hammond tech needed to address, one time during a gig the whole organ's tone suddenly ran down (and I immediately turned off the B3!).?

Anyhow -- my impression has been that normally one does NOT mess with tuning on a Hammond.? Appreciate any thoughts/info on this, thanks.? Gesine?

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A Hammond never needs tuning as such. The relative pitch of the individual tone wheels is set by the internal gearing of the tone wheel generator, and the overall pitch is set by the frequency of the AC mains supply. There is no easy way for a user or organ technician to change either of these. If a Hammond organ is out of tune, the most likely cause is that oiling has been neglected, and the friction of the unoiled bearings is causing some tone wheels to turn more slowly than they should. The tone wheels are grouped in pairs, with a spring loaded clutch preventing jammed or partially seized tone wheels from stopping the the whole generator. Very often, oiling a neglected Hammond and waiting some time (could be weeks!) for the oil to reach the bearings will free up any sticking tone wheels.

Hi hammond peeps,

An acquaintance says his friend says he needs to tune his Hammond, and they wondered if they could do it using a tuning app of some sort.

(we're very used to tuning harpsichords, using PitchLab, tuning forks, and years ago by getting up at 4 am when it was quiet and counting beats)(we prefer a=415, quarter comma meantone).?

I played B3 a lot for 13 years, intermittently after that, but it never occurred to me that a B3 could go out of tune, without having something be broken/needing adjustment.

We had occasional problems that a Hammond tech needed to address, one time during a gig the whole organ's tone suddenly ran down (and I immediately turned off the B3!).?

Anyhow -- my impression has been that normally one does NOT mess with tuning on a Hammond.? Appreciate any thoughts/info on this, thanks.? Gesine?

Hi hammond peeps,

An acquaintance says his friend says he needs to tune his Hammond, and they wondered if they could do it using a tuning app of some sort.

(we're very used to tuning harpsichords, using PitchLab, tuning forks, and years ago by getting up at 4 am when it was quiet and counting beats)(we prefer a=415, quarter comma meantone).?

I played B3 a lot for 13 years, intermittently after that, but it never occurred to me that a B3 could go out of tune, without having something be broken/needing adjustment.

We had occasional problems that a Hammond tech needed to address, one time during a gig the whole organ's tone suddenly ran down (and I immediately turned off the B3!).?

Anyhow -- my impression has been that normally one does NOT mess with tuning on a Hammond.? Appreciate any thoughts/info on this, thanks.? Gesine?

These have now gone.? Thanks for the interest.

Best wishes

Chris

Hi

I have a Leslie 130 speaker that I need to move on, as I'm moving house. If there are any forum members that would like this, I'm happy to pass it on for free.

I'm near High Wycombe, Bucks, in the UK.? I do travel North from time to time, so delivery might be an option.

Happy to provide any further information etc.?

Cheers

Chris

Hi

I have five Elkatone 610 rotary speakers, mostly with speed control units, in various states of repair.? Mostly working, most have issues (e.g. non rotating horn, or a speaker not working) but it should be possible to make at least two and possibly more fully working speakers from these.

For those that don't know the Elkatone 610, its a 100W, solid state amplifier, with rotary horn and a bass speaker with rotary baffle / horn. It's very similar to a Leslie 760, but smaller (and made in Italy).

I've tried the usual auction site and got some interest, but nothing too serious.

I need to move these on as I'm moving house and it seems a real pity to just scrap them, so if there are any forum members that would like these, I'm happy to pass them on for free.

I'm near High Wycombe, Bucks, in the UK.? I do travel North from time to time, so delivery might be an option.

Happy to provide any further information etc. - might be better to do this offline as I realise that this isn't strictly 'Hammond'

Cheers

Chris

Thanks. I will not be using this. If anyone is interested let me know I will wait several days before I scrap it. Also I am going to remove the light that is under the keyboards. Pedal light I guess. If anyone wants this please let me know. On either just pay the shipping.

thanks

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Yes, Don is correct. It is a transformer for a set of chimes. I can't tell the brand really, but it may well be from Mass Cathedral Chimes. The 6 pole socket is for the cable that goes to the control switch(s) that let you select various levels of chime strike loudness. That switch is either in the little add on keyboard you could get for them, or mounted directly in the console somewhere.

I have an old Allen console here that has the whole chimes setup still in it, and it looks similar to that one. Also have the chimes, hanger / striker assembly, and the add on contact strip for under an existing keyboard. The project I got that setup for fell though, so my whole setup is available if anyone reading this is looking. I'm in Wisconsin. Shipping a setup like this would be exotically expensive these days, but if someone wants to come collect them, I'd let them go for a reasonable price.

Regards, Larry

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thank you. Anyone interested in this? The primary wire insulation is crumbling so it will need to be fixed before using.

I believe that is the transformer for a Maas-Rowe chime system or similar. Seen them before...that or Deagan chimes...?

On Oct 19, 2022 4:23 PM, "Rich Reid via groups.io" <richreid01@...> wrote:

This one has me stumped. A few years ago I bought a C3 with a PR 40 from
a church. This transformer was mounted under the generator platform.
There is also a light but that is separate. This was mounted way toward
the back so it was not easy to reach the switch. At first I thought it a
transformer and dimmer for the light. Once I got it out to where I could
see it, it obviously is not that, and no dimmer. The tag on the switch
says hi/lo. I don't know what the other end of the wires was connected
to. It was either disconnected already or I just unsoldered it without
noticing.

Any ideas?

thanks separate email with second picture

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Yep, ?It’s for a Maas or Maas-Rowe Cathedral chimes set.

The switch on the other side got me interested but the 6 pin on this side, huh????

any ideas?

thanks

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208-861-9263

This one has me stumped. A few years ago I bought a C3 with a PR 40 from a church. This transformer was mounted under the generator platform. There is also a light but that is separate. This was mounted way toward the back so it was not easy to reach the switch. At first I thought it a transformer and dimmer for the light. Once I got it out to where I could see it, it obviously is not that, and no dimmer. The tag on the switch says hi/lo. I don't know what the other end of the wires was connected to. It was either disconnected already or I just unsoldered it without noticing.

Any ideas?

thanks separate email with second picture

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208-861-9263

And they all lived happily ever after! Glad it worked out.

I have in the past replaced the linebox caps without removing the box, but I'm not sure if that made it any easier or quicker.

When I had a scanner that was too much oily, I had to switch solvents and do it twice. I know a very good tech who uses a jewelry/rock ultra-sonic cleaner for the scanner parts. He did that for me when I sent him my parts; it worked great. Dry as a bone! You can get one of those for under 100 bux.