The Mellotron Group

Going to southern VA next weekend to pick up my newly purchased Hammond M3!!! Only two owners, only moved twice and its current owner is a piano and organ tech/hammond wiz. The first owner was the proverbial little old lady who played it on Sundays for her church group. Don't know the exact age, but we'll find out. It has the Leslie interface installed and comes with a spare preamp and tube set. My Leslie 145 is fully functioning but going through a cabinet restoration. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Wait till she hears this thing cranked.

fritz

> Going to southern VA next weekend to pick up my newly purchased Hammond
> M3!!! Only two owners, only moved twice and its current owner is a piano
> and organ tech/hammond wiz. The first owner was the proverbial little old
> lady who played it on Sundays for her church group. Don't know the exact
> age, but we'll find out. It has the Leslie interface installed and comes
> with a spare preamp and tube set. My Leslie 145 is fully functioning but
> going through a cabinet restoration. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Wait till
> she hears this thing cranked.
>
> fritz
>

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> That would certainly be a wonderful drive across country. That's always
> been a dream. I'm quite a fan of driving. Situations being different I
> would have taken you up on it.
>
> Thanks for the tip on the foldback mod!
>
> best,
>
> fritz
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:46 pm
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
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> Hi Fritz,
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> This guy on my Hammond forum can probably help with the foldback mod:
> http://captain-foldback.com
> He also archives schematics on everything. If you want to come to
> California I have a working M3 I will
> give you for free! I’m tired of hearing my girlfriend bitch about it
> being in the front room J. I have an
> XK-3c so my back breaking days of B3, C3, and M3s are over! J
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gary
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:22 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
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> Doing research on it now!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 1:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
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> Congratulations Fritz- I love those M3's- you could drop them off a
> battleship, retreive them months later , dry them off and they would still
> play (something I heard Hammond actually did). Maybe in the future you can
> get the foldback mod on the upper register and it will be in essence a B3
> with shorter keyboards.
>
>> Going to southern VA next weekend to pick up my newly purchased Hammond
>> M3!!! Only two owners, only moved twice and its current owner is a piano
>> and organ tech/hammond wiz. The first owner was the proverbial little
>> old
>> lady who played it on Sundays for her church group. Don't know the exact
>> age, but we'll find out. It has the Leslie interface installed and comes
>> with a spare preamp and tube set. My Leslie 145 is fully functioning but
>> going through a cabinet restoration. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Wait till
>> she hears this thing cranked.
>>
>> fritz
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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Robert <rmrmax@...> wrote:
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> Recent discussions prompted some random searches...
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> Enjoy !
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> Robert
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU7Wkah_lQA
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> ________________________________
> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@...>
> To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 4:31 PM
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
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> Well it would have been great to meet you and I would have gained points with the girl friend in the process! J
> It’s been there for over a decade so if you’re ever on the left coast let me know……
> It was given to me by a keyboard player/friend but I always had a B3/C3 with a Leslie back then for gigging so
> the M3 became living room furniture…. Now that I have the XK-3c and a Ventilator I would like to upgrade my
> living room to a C3 and 122 (to really piss off my girlfriend J)…..
> Â
> Gary
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> From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@...
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 6:54 AM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
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> That would certainly be a wonderful drive across country. That's always been a dream. I'm quite a fan of driving. Situations being different I would have taken you up on it.
>
> Thanks for the tip on the foldback mod!
>
> best,
>
> fritz
> Â
> Â
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Brumm <gabru@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 5:46 pm
> Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
> Â
> Hi Fritz,Â
> Â
> This guy on my Hammond forum can probably help with the foldback mod: http://captain-foldback.com Â
> He also archives schematics on everything. If you want to come to California I have a working M3 I will
> give you for free! I’m tired of hearing my girlfriend bitch about it being in the front room J. I have an
> XK-3c so my back breaking days of B3, C3, and M3s are over! J
> Â
> Cheers,
> Â
> Gary
> Â
> Â
> From:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@...
> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:22 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
> Â
> Â
> Doing research on it now!
> Â
> Â
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sat, Nov 12, 2011 1:30 pm
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition
> Â
> Congratulations Fritz- I love those M3's- you could drop them off a
> battleship, retreive them months later , dry them off and they would still
> play (something I heard Hammond actually did). Maybe in the future you can
> get the foldback mod on the upper register and it will be in essence a B3
> with shorter keyboards.
>
> > Going to southern VA next weekend to pick up my newly purchased Hammond
> > M3!!! Only two owners, only moved twice and its current owner is a piano
> > and organ tech/hammond wiz. The first owner was the proverbial little old
> > lady who played it on Sundays for her church group. Don't know the exact
> > age, but we'll find out. It has the Leslie interface installed and comes
> > with a spare preamp and tube set. My Leslie 145 is fully functioning but
> > going through a cabinet restoration. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Wait till
> > she hears this thing cranked.
> >
> > fritz
> >
>

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:46 PM, <fdoddy@aol.com> wrote:

Oh, Cincinnati is a lovely city btw. Very much liked visiting there.


fritz

--

john barrick

*Leo got it right the first time*

*then he added a second pickup and got it righter*

Hi Fritz,

Must be the week for Hammonds. Just returned from Cincinnati after purchasing an M103. This was from the original owner who gave me all the original documents and maintenance records . It was purchased, are you ready Frank, 9/11/1963 for $1,663.40. That’s close to $12,500 in today’s dollars. Her Father worked for General Motors in Springfield, OH and financed for 48 months. It looks and sounds great. Will pick up Saturday after I find 3 guys to help move it.

Regards,

John

#911

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fdoddy@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 10:10 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] OT-new addition

Going to southern VA next weekend to pick up my newly purchased Hammond M3!!! Only two owners, only moved twice and its current owner is a piano and organ tech/hammond wiz. The first owner was the proverbial little old lady who played it on Sundays for her church group. Don't know the exact age, but we'll find out. It has the Leslie interface installed and comes with a spare preamp and tube set. My Leslie 145 is fully functioning but going through a cabinet restoration. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Wait till she hears this thing cranked.

fritz

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright" <john.wright@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Fritz,
>
>
>
> Must be the week for Hammonds. Just returned from Cincinnati after
> purchasing an M103. This was from the original owner who gave me all
> the original documents and maintenance records . It was purchased, are
> you ready Frank, 9/11/1963 for $1,663.40. That's close to $12,500 in
> today's dollars. Her Father worked for General Motors in Springfield,
> OH and financed for 48 months. It looks and sounds great. Will pick up
> Saturday after I find 3 guys to help move it.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> John
>
> #911
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Gary Brumm <gabru@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Sean,
>
> What is a "Leslie branded" organ?
>
> Gary
>
>
> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sean
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:19 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT-new addition
>
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> Jealous of all the lucky new owners, as usual. A couple months ago I could have picked up a Leslie branded organ with 122 unit, but was flat broke. :( Would love to pick up a Hammond or better yet, a Mellotron. I don't think there are any left undiscovered in California, certainly not the Central Valley, but I keep scouring anyway.
>
> In other news I've nearly re-capped the power supply on my Conn spinet. I'm pretty sure I wired two electrolytics backward and am trying to figure that out before I plug it in. Waiting on a few more caps to ship to me, then it lives!
>
> -Sean
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>
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> wrote:
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> Hi Sean-
>  Just a comment. Maybe the schematic is missing a connection line or something, but it seems incomplete, even as a partial circuit. I find it hard to interpret. If it is somehow biasing the transistor, it is a mighty complicated way to do it, but the polarity of the cap should be right. Any other thoughts on this, anybody?
> Â
> Â -Bruce D.
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> ________________________________
> From: Sean Lowrie <fourtytwominds@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 2:03 PM
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT-new addition [1 Attachment]
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> [Attachment(s) from Sean Lowrie included below]
> I have no idea. I hear that the Leslie corp never made an organ, but I have seen a few with the Leslie name as the brand on the organ. Something about they'd contract out to some other organ maker for a batch and put their badge on them.
>
> On the capacitor stuff, the caps in question, I'm not sure if they were electrolytic (so I don't know if the white band was marking polarity or which end had the foil), but the replacements sure are.
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> http://valvenektar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSCN0892.jpg
> Is more or less what the originals looked like, only with a white stripe on one end. (I assumed that was the negative side and replaced accordingly.)
>
> Here's the schematic I drew of what I currently have. The red circled cap is the one in question. There are two of these circuits, and I'm assuming without really knowing that there's one on each
> leg, (+) and (-)
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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@... wrote:
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> here it is!
>
> fritz
>

Hi!

Working on changing the key-top material on my tron (white keys only)....wondering what the best methods for removing are. Anybody?