The Mellotron Group

Outstanding!
Go for the pedal and free up the hand

Sorry for the brevity as I am replying from a remote region of  
iPhonekstan.

fritzdoddy

On Jul 5, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Jack Younger <e4103s@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello, All!
>
> So, I tend to frequent a particular flea market in Northern  
> Massachusetts every Sunday and have found quite a few music-oriented  
> things for short dough over the years.  But this takes the cake.   
> Allow me to set the scene:
>
> A producer friend of mine and I park the car and just as we are  
> leaving the field to where the vendors are (it's outdoors), I notice  
> a bench to a C3.  I make a joke about where the organ is and think  
> nothing further on it.  We browse around, pick up some small things,  
> see some friends and its time to go so we head back to the car.  My  
> friend decides he likes the bench (he recently got a CP70b and needs  
> something to use with it) and the vendor gives it to him for $25, a  
> sweet deal in and of itself.  I quip "The organ is included in that  
> price, right?"  The guy says, "Well there IS an organ that goes with  
> that, but you'd have to talk to the woman who owns it."  They have  
> no idea what model it could be, "...but it's a Hammond".  We get her  
> number and leave, excited by the mystery.
>
> Later in the day, I call her out of curiosity.  Turns out, it was an  
> estate item that didn't sell and she says, "We were going to smash  
> it up and toss it in the dumpster. You can have it for the  
> moving." !!!!  I ask for pictures and model numbers. She sends them  
> to my phone. Lo and behold...indeed, it's a C3!  Purchased in 1959,  
> it has sat in their living room, lightly used since then.   
> Unfortunately, the tone cab was sold in the sale, but the organ  
> remains.  Apparently, it needs only one tube to function, but its  
> mint, so even if there's more to be done, it's most certainly worth  
> it.
>
> Long and short, I have movers grabbing it this week.  So psyched!   
> This will be an amazing addition to the studio and a nice friend for  
> my Mellotron and recently purchased Rhodes 73 Suitcase.
>
> Now the questions for the B3/C3 folks out there....
>
> Obviously, I need a Leslie (which is why I'm not crying over the  
> tone cab).  I'm looking for a 122, 147, etc. and have a few local  
> leads.  My query is this:
>
> Do any of you prefer a Trek pedal to the half-moon switch?  Tube or  
> solid state?  Pros and cons?  There's a great tech here in MA that  
> I'll have go through it, but I'd like to avoid any expensive  
> experimentation.  Any insight would be helpful.
>
> Thanks, and Cheers!
> -Jack
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