From john.fisher@m.cc.utah.edu Mon Jun 30 09:11:11 2003
Subject:Re: Chop vs. Clone

There will be a full review by Ken Hughes in Keyboard mag's August issue,
they are shipping now.

John Fisher

> What about the Motion Sound Pro-145 leslie "clone"? Are they even
> shipping these yet? Has anyone tried/heard one? You don't get the
> wood cabinet, but the portability aspect seems a real plus. I think
> if I was in the market for a leslie, I would give it a serious listen.
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, clavd6@a... wrote:
> > In a message dated 6/10/2003 9:30:24 AM Central Standard Time,
> > bakerfp@m... writes:
> >
> > > If I were to get a real Leslie, I would have to transport it on
> its side or
> > > its back. Is there any possibility of damaging a Leslie doing
> this? Are
> > > there any precautions one would have to take so things don't get
> jostled around?
> > > Finally, what do you think of the road Leslie that Speakeasy
> makes. I saw one
> > > on Bay but was unsure about it.
> > >
> >
> > When you put a Leslie on its side, your tubes are going to be
> sitting
> > horizontal, so they can come loose fall out and break, so you need
> to either take
> > them out, or check them for seating before you use the Leslie. It
> also puts a
> > strain on the tube sockets and loosens the pins in time. The 2
> speed motors
> > especially the slow speed motors have a tendency to get out of line
> due to the
> > strain on them sitting horizontally. Its also good to put just a
> touch of lock
> > tite on the screws of the top driver. The bouncing and vibration
> over time
> > loosens the screws to the point the whole drivers falls out. I have
> seen many
> > Leslie's come into the shop with the driver pulled out lying on top
> of the bass
> > speaker, or hanging by one screw.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Tony LaBrasca
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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