From james_eaton@btopenworld.com Fri Oct 08 05:22:22 2004
Subject:Re: Fw: Hammond question


--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Barry" wrote:
< room full of different sounding vintage B3's and make them all sound
the same? In other words, are the differences something 'built in'
to each organ, or do they come about as ech organ ages in its own
way?>>

I think the answer to this is yes, but...

I've recapped and rebuilt several consoles using the same components
and they still all sound different slightly even though the
generator curves match up very closely.

However, I believe that if I changed all the audio transformers (the
only variable left) including the manual matching transformer with
identical units in each organ, they would begin to sound very
similar.

Assuming modern replacement transformers are made to tighter
tolerances than the originals, it would be possible to find a set of
very closely matched components and do as you suggest. They would
sound very similar but maybe not exactly as you wanted - It is
possible that the best sounding instruments are the result of a
number out-of-spec components contributing to the sound in a
particular way.

You could then go and get a matched set of valves for the AO-28 and
away you go...

I doubt anyone would bother with this though. Would seem easier to
just go and buy a nice sounding organ, of which there are many
around.

James