The Mellotron Group

On 07/05/2011 06:02 AM, Jack Younger 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

Wow!  that is one hell of a find.  Well done!
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