Vintage Synth Repair

LOL mate :)




--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "didobrain2000" 
<Cthane1@a...> wrote:
> 
> I took my Hammond B2 and cut it down so I could carry it a little 
> easier.  I took the keys and internal out of the nice 
wooden "desk" 
> and make a flatter, yet deeper, box.  I moved the tone generator 
from 
> underneath to behind the keys.  Still weighs a lot, but i put 
heavy 
> duty handles on my new case.  Of course the foot keys are not 
longer 
> attached.  It is an option.....
> 
> Didobrain
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "dr_organ" 
<organus@l...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > I currently own a Farfisa Compact DeLuxe and a Workstation WK6 
from 
> > GeneralMusic.I play the organ for "The Frantic Five" 
> > (http://www.geocities.com/franticv)
> > 
> > i wanna get a hammond or hammond-like organ as well and thats 
where 
> > i d like your help and recommendations.
> > 
> > I dont think i can afford or be dedicated to carry around an 
> > original Hammond monster organ as B3 or an alike of it. So i 
have 
> to 
> > buy something that sounds like it but without the bulk and the 
> > weight.
> > 
> > After a lil research i think i should choose something between 
> > Hammond XK-2,Hammond XK-3,KORG CX3,Roland VK8.(i m also 
interested 
> > in buying a Fender Contempo Organ or a Vox Continental by the 
> > way :P) 
> > 
> > Could you plz gimme a short list of pros and cons of each one of 
it 
> > wether you ve played on it or just what you ve heard from 
> > friends/musicians.If you could post some links/urls would be 
great!
> > 
> > As for what i want or have in mind,here it is: 
> > 
> > -i want it portable
> > -fat,rich sound but i would apreciate it if i could reproduce 
> sounds 
> > like Vox organs or the cheesy farfsa 60's pop sounds
> > -i play (or i wanna play in the near future) 60s 
> > garage,blues,soul&funk,rock,acid jazz in their vintage eras of 
> > course.
> > -i dont wanna purchase another "hot" synthesizer but a vintage 
> combo 
> > organ so i dont care about other bank sounds like strings,pianos
> > (eeewwww gross!) etc nor for rythm or percussions so bother 
telling 
> > me about them.Im a vintage enthusiast so bring it to me!
> > -nice price(i would buy a pre-used , no problem it it plays ok)
> > -try to describe and notify me of teh differences 
> > concerning,sounds,effects,rotary,leslie,which one co-operates 
best 
> > with leslie speakers or leslie-like imitations speaker 
> > systems,feeling of the keys(heavy,hard,deep,shallow etc)
> > -if anyone sells his own mail me :P (organus@l...)