Nord User Forum

[andybuelow]

I have a C1 and have been using studio monitors, which are ok, but a local outfit is selling off a bunch of Leslies and they look to be very good prices. They list a 25, 125, 215A (3 new NOS in stock), 515 (2 in stock), 520, 540, 700, 705 (4 new NOS in stock) and a 910 with pre-amp pedal. Prices range from $150 to $750 depending upon the model. Can anyone provide me with any recommendations on an optimal type of Leslie for in-home use? Any of these that they are listing ok?

[Jimmyp]

Andy you must be from the Seattle area. I have been looking at this ad for a while. I have talked to him and the only leslie he has that I was interested I was the 910 with a preamp but it was way to big for me. Then i saw an ad on CL for the 715 for $300 bucks in Seattle I didn't know much about the 715 but I thought what the heck for 300 bucks you can't even get a good monitor. Anyway the thing blows me away every time I turn it on. The 715 comes with an 11 pin cable that plug right into the C1 and all the controls on the c1 work the same ...leslie control and everything. Back to your question though the only other leslie I considered was the 125 but then you need a conversion box and other stuff I didn't want to deal with. Good luck with your search. I'm over in Port Townsend loving my c1 and electro 3

[rb4u1]

You may be looking for the classic Leslie Sound. This is Typically a 147 or a 122. There are variations which includes the
142. This is basically the same design as the Afro mentioned models, The 142 has a shorter cabinet.
All of these models have the upper rotating horn speaker.
This link may provide more insight.

theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/all_leslies.html

[andybuelow]

Andy you must be from the Seattle area. I have been looking at this ad for a while. I have talked to him and the only leslie he has that I was interested I was the 910 with a preamp but it was way to big for me. Then i saw an ad on CL for the 715 for $300 bucks in Seattle I didn't know much about the 715 but I thought what the heck for 300 bucks you can't even get a good monitor. Anyway the thing blows me away every time I turn it on. The 715 comes with an 11 pin cable that plug right into the C1 and all the controls on the c1 work the same ...leslie control and everything. Back to your question though the only other leslie I considered was the 125 but then you need a conversion box and other stuff I didn't want to deal with. Good luck with your search. I'm over in Port Townsend loving my c1 and electro 3

Yes, Jimmyp, I am in Tacoma! Thanks for the info.

[andybuelow]

Andy you must be from the Seattle area. I have been looking at this ad for a while. I have talked to him and the only leslie he has that I was interested I was the 910 with a preamp but it was way to big for me. Then i saw an ad on CL for the 715 for $300 bucks in Seattle I didn't know much about the 715 but I thought what the heck for 300 bucks you can't even get a good monitor. Anyway the thing blows me away every time I turn it on. The 715 comes with an 11 pin cable that plug right into the C1 and all the controls on the c1 work the same ...leslie control and everything. Back to your question though the only other leslie I considered was the 125 but then you need a conversion box and other stuff I didn't want to deal with. Good luck with your search. I'm over in Port Townsend loving my c1 and electro 3

Sounds like I will be looking for a 715.

[Mooser]

"Yes, Jimmyp, I am in Tacoma! Thanks for the info."

I'm up here in Kidnap County. You know, Bummertown? It's right near Poor Tortured.

Yup, you're dealing with the remains of Puget Sound Organ Service, in Tacoma. The owner passed away, and over half a century's accumulation of organs, speakers and organ parts (NOS and take-out) for every brand of electronic organ is being very carelessly disposed of. I bought a new style "Leslie Control Center" switch (avoid that one!) and Roger's (the tech) Trplett 650 vacuum-tube VOM ($ 5)

I gotta wonder, was any electronic consumer product as overpriced as electronic organs (Except for the Hammond, a good product at a good price)? And did anything else lose it's value quite so fast? In 2003 you buy a Lowery at Prosser's for $30,000 and ten years later, it's gonna end up at the dump, you can't get anything for it on Craigslist. Ah, the organ salesman must have been a rare breed!! Able to sense dementia in suburban males years before a doctor can, and even better at scenting excess pelf! What an ignominious fall, from $30,000 three-manual Lowery's, to slinging to hot tubs!

"But you don't have to know how to play! It plays itself! Just sign here."

You know, a person could put together a very good exhibit showing every phase of electronic manufacturing progress from hand-soldered, point-to-point wired, glass envelope tubes and punched-steel chassis to micro-processors, digital circuits and modularised components using free home organs from Craigslist. Of course, a person could do a lot of other stuff, too. I guess it's up to you.