From formercakid@yahoo.com Tue Aug 10 06:14:34 2004
Subject:Re: Hammond M3 for sale - Boston Album

Tom Scholz himself modded the M3 that he used for the
1st Boston album.
--- organfreak wrote:

> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "GLandreth"
>
> wrote:
> > One last testimonial for the small but mighty M3:
> my understanding
> is
> > the entire first Boston album was done on one
> (think Smokin')!
> > Geo
>
> This ain't directed at you, Geo, but I finally had
> to chime in here.
> M3s are just great for what they do and they are
> excellent starter
> organs for someone new to this. The person who
> pointed out that they
> contain many of the same parts as a B-3 (in defense
> of the $400
> price) was right but is overlooking the major
> reality here, i.e.,
> they are not worth that much simply because the
> market dictates that
> they seldom sell at that price except to deperados
> who don't know
> any better. When you can find them at thrift stotes,
> garage sales,
> and elsewhere, for $50-$100, then that is what sets
> their value.
> They are worth what the market will bear, no more.
>
> -OF
>
> >
> > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "mate_stubb"
>
> > wrote:
> > > Here's the deal with tonewheel spinets: They do
> not have the
> high
> > end
> > > that the consoles have - but they can be made to
> have it!
> > >
> > > The tonewheels are there for the highest drawbar
> pitches in the
> > high
> > > octaves, but the key contacts to wire them are
> not. It was a
> cost
> > > saving move not to include them, but the 9 buss
> bars are still
> > there,
> > > along with the slots for the missing key
> contacts. You can get a
> > kit
> > > (usually called a foldback kit) to restore those
> missing
> > frequencies.
> > > It is not rocket science, but it does require
> almost completely
> > > disassembling the keyboards.
> > >
> > > Moe (who replaced over 1000 key contacts in a
> B-2 once)
> > >
> > > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, Roger Twerion
>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Although I am not very technically
> knowledgeable I understand
> > there
> > > are less tone wheels and the last octave does
> not have the high
> end
> > > that the A/B/C models have.
>


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