The Mellotron Group

Great news, Jack!
 
 
 
In a message dated 7/5/2011 9:26:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
e4103s@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
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