[sdiy] Hammonds (was: Programmable Logic?)

[Colin Hinz]

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Gene Stopp wrote of his new home-made toy:

> Latest Hammond project was the stacking of a Leslie 125 on top of a 147,
> slaving their motors together with solid state relays, and plopping a tube
> amp head on top (Fender 140) which drives all the drivers. So I have this
> seven-foot-tall stack with reverb and EQ, 140 watts of 6L6 power, extremely
> grungy and rude when running with an old CV with a home-brew percussion
> circuit. I usually only mess with it for a few minutes at a time, long
> enough for the neighbors to rush out of their houses wondering what the heck
> was going on. Afterwards I have to make nice with my wife.

Reminds me of the folks who are enthusiasts of residence pipe organs....
"Honey, can I cut a big hole in the floor of the guest bedroom? I could
set up a rank of 16' pipes without having to fold them. Please????"

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada