From M_Zacher@gmx.de Tue Jan 14 14:02:43 2003
Subject:Re: Organ brake

ynottnaro wrote:

> tonewheel brake...if you're not familiar
> with it, it was a stunt old schoolers would do: in the
> middle of a ripping passage, turn the organ off, and
> hear the pitch drop dramatically, and then at just the
> right moment, fire the organ back up and hear the
> pitch return to its normal position...quite awesome
> and effective when done correctly).

Does that harm the Tonewheel or motor in any way? Have a "new" Hammond
L122 and would try it, but don´t want to make something brake or so.
(remember it has only an On/Off Switch, no start AND a run button...)

thx
michael