I found a Hammond M3 on trash day
Posted: 07 Mar 2012, 02:06
Hello all,
I thought the days of finding a Hammond organ in the trash was long gone.
Not so much, evidently.
My wife and I were out for our morning walk, and what do I spy in the trash a couple of streets over?
A Hammond M3 with reverb!
So I promptly gets the truck and brings the organ home:
So this is going to be my new project.
For the most part, it's all there (missing the bench, music rack, and power cord).
Unfortunately, if the service log is correct, the last time the tone generator was oiled was 1981
Date codes on internal components suggest the organ was made in 1960 and the reverberation unit was added after 1966
The tone generator is too tight for a proper start.
It was locked up tight initially.
However, I've spot oiled it and worked it around by hand.
It seems to be loosening up, but makes a gosh-awful squalling noise with frozen tonewheels slipping on their clutches.
Life is strange
I now have a couple posts to go edit....
Things about never finding a Hammond for under $100, never owning another Hammond again....
You know, embarrassing stuff that I'll now have to eat my hat because of
I'll post back when it's working.
Cheers, Hanon
I thought the days of finding a Hammond organ in the trash was long gone.
Not so much, evidently.
My wife and I were out for our morning walk, and what do I spy in the trash a couple of streets over?
A Hammond M3 with reverb!
So I promptly gets the truck and brings the organ home:
- Trash day organ
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Unfortunately, if the service log is correct, the last time the tone generator was oiled was 1981
Date codes on internal components suggest the organ was made in 1960 and the reverberation unit was added after 1966
The tone generator is too tight for a proper start.
It was locked up tight initially.
However, I've spot oiled it and worked it around by hand.
It seems to be loosening up, but makes a gosh-awful squalling noise with frozen tonewheels slipping on their clutches.
Life is strange
I now have a couple posts to go edit....
Things about never finding a Hammond for under $100, never owning another Hammond again....
You know, embarrassing stuff that I'll now have to eat my hat because of
I'll post back when it's working.
Cheers, Hanon
Wow!! I have one in the garage someone gave me. It does not look anywhere near that good!! Have fun with it! Mike
