From bcarson@bitstream.net Fri Oct 08 08:30:31 2004
Subject:Re: Fw: Hammond question

Well, for the tech, the fun would be in the trips to the bank....

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "organfreak"
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> wrote:
> >
> > --- 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.
>
> Disagree, with respect. According to an expert of my acquaintance,
> one of the biggest factors that governs differences in sound from
> one organ to the next is the manual wiring (resistance wires).
> Slight differences in length of each wire can really affect the
> sound.
>
> As to the original question, no,I don't believe it's realistically
> possible for a tech to make a roomful of Hammonds sound all the
> same. Besides, where's the fun in that?
>
> -OF
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