[sdiy] I've got one word for you: Plastics

[Suit & Tie Guy]

On Jan 28, 2010, at 7:27 PM, Richard Kirk Moore (rkmoore) wrote:
> My current project is getting my Hammond H-111 organ fully  
> operational.

the H-100 series is inherently flawed, and extremely difficult to  
keep working. mainly because it was rushed into production without  
being prototyped (!!) according to Chicago dealer Harvey Olsen, or at  
least i think it was Harvey who said that.

the inside of the chassis are an hilarious mix of tubes and  
transistors ... _very_ transitional electronics.

one H-100 i picked up had keys from the brittle key period, and i  
glissed my hand down one of the manuals and all the black keys came off!

i would strongly recommend parting it out, selling the parts on ebay,  
and buying a more robust and still affordable Hammond like a CV or a  
C-2. they're older, but so much more reliable, built better, and  
easier to work on and mod. you can even get smooth drawbar retrofit  
kits for them. they also weigh less.

sorry, that's probably not what you wanted to hear ... i finally get  
to post to SDIY about something i actually know about and i'm no help  
at all.
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