[sdiy] Re: reverb spring on eBay

[Ken Stone]

The other classic Hammond reverb is the "pearl necklace" style, and while
magnetic in the pickup section is also subject to damage during shipping. I
got one from USA and it wasn't as healthy as it could have been. The thing
that really annoyed me is these come with an integral shipping clamp for the
springs, but simce the instructions were no doubt long lost, the sender
didn't have a clue about it even though he deals in old organ parts all the
time!

Ken

>At 02:18 AM 10/29/04 , Colin Hinz wrote:
>
>>I'd be tempted, too, if it weren't on the far side of the continent.
>>
>>Nobody else wants it either, it seems. Or at least not for US$35.
>>
>>Which leads to the next question, what *is* a sensible price to
>>pay for a spring reverb tank?
>
>This particular spring reverb tank is somewhat fragile. The pickup element
>of many old Hammond reverb tanks is a crystal, instead of a rugged magnetic
>transducer. The length of the unit also makes shipment more dangerous,
>because the springs on such a long tank will probably be flopping around a
>great deal during shipment. Those larger springs naturally have more mass
>than the springs in a compact reverb tank, and I would expect them to be
>capable of doing more damage to the transducers when thrashing around on
>the UPS truck, than the springs in a small reverb tank. Then, you have to
>wonder how well the seller is going to pack this item. Do they know much
>about this item and its specific vulnerabilities?
>
>It's a shame that you don't get the driver or recovery amps along with the
>reverb tank. Building your own substitutes might be a real aggravation. Of
>course, the original driver and recovery circuitry was tube-based. It's
>hard to say what sort of impedances were involved, and what input drive
>levels are safe to use with this tank. Having the original circuitry would
>make this less of a worry. The tubes might also add to the character of the
>sound greatly.
>
>
>later,
>Glen
>
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