I found a Hammond M3 on trash day

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shark wrote:Hey Hanon, I got a doubt...

Are you sure that the local band of old timers wasn't setting up for a outdoor gig? Maybe they were just resting their old backs over a cup of tea as you drove up and made their M3 disappear into thin air... :o :wtf:

Just sayin'...

Old Timer to Bandmate...... "Rats I was sure I left an organ around here somewhere" :lol:
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unbelievable!!perfect gift from sky :)
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Hello all,
just a quick update.
It plays! :D :thumbup: :clap:
Cheers, Hanon
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shark wrote:Hey Hanon, I got a doubt...

Are you sure that the local band of old timers wasn't setting up for a outdoor gig? Maybe they were just resting their old backs over a cup of tea as you drove up and made their M3 disappear into thin air... :o :wtf:

Just sayin'...
:lol:
This would be one case where it doesn't pay to be to first one to set up.
Did I mention that I also found a drum set, pa system, and some guitars in the same place? :shh:
Cheers, Hanon
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:o Hey!!!!! overdrive that puppy!!! :o
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DJKeys wrote:Wow!! What a find.
Horacio wrote:You are very lucky!!
Indeed! :D
Makes me sad that someone just threw such a great old instrument away. :cry:
But happy that I ended up with it.

It's really in amazing condition physically, the walnut cabinet is just beautiful.
My guess is: that it was well cared for as furniture long after it stopped playing as an instrument.

It took me about 4 hours worth of work just to get the tone generator free'd up.
The drawbars and vibrato scanner still need a good cleaning, plus I need to do a line out mod.
I can't describe the feeling of it crackling back to life and becoming an instrument again.

Thanks to all for letting me share this with you.
Cheers, Hanon
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great, great, great!

In the age of 12 when i started to play organ, my teacher had such a instrument. Now this reminds me to this time.

Very nice congratulations.

Tom
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The report on the one I got was that " the last time I plugged it in there was a lot of smoke coming out of the back" ......great
It has been relegated to the garage until I can get it into the basement and figure out wassup? :roll: Want to swap amps Hanon? :lol:
But seriously have fun!! Cheers Mike
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Ouananiche wrote:The report on the one I got was that " the last time I plugged it in there was a lot of smoke coming out of the back"
Hi Mike,
all electronic devices run on smoke :mrgreen:
Once the smoke gets out, it no longer runs.
I've let the smoke out of a lot of gear over the years :oops:
Now, if I could just invent a smoke compressor to put it back in, I'd make a fortune.

I was really surprised that this organ worked at all.
All of the tubes are original Hammond from the early '60s

Cheers, Hanon
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Petrounic wrote:unbelievable!!perfect gift from sky :)
Yes, yes.
I'm very thankful :angel:

Perhaps in 50 more years, I'll find a Stage 2 on trash day ;)

Cheers, Hanon
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