From bardian@usadatanet.net Mon Oct 31 06:35:27 2005
Subject:Re: The Great Gimme Some Lovin' Debate

I think it had the tonewheel system of the M-3, so it lacked, as pointed out
below, the note foldback and the lower drawbars for the lower manual.

----- Original Message -----
> Did the M100 have a tonewheel system similar to the B3 & A100 series?
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J.H.Goodman [mailto:jhg1@adelphia.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] The Great Gimme Some Lovin' Debate
>
> I think I noticed in one of the earlier posts that it was stated that
> GSL was recorded on a Hammond M100.
> Her is a couple of key points to remember about this instrument: ( I
> Played one for 10 years).
>
> 1. The instrument itself did not have foldback in the upper octaves, so
> playing around middle C would give you a lot of girth. I remeber this
> from any solos I would play. If I ran a solo into the upper octave it
> started sounding pretty thin.
>
> 2. The M-102 I used had an interesting feature/ defect (One that I only
> discovered while cleaning the control surfaces). If you press the 2nd
> percussion tab down fully. And press the 3rd percussion tab about 2/3rds
> down . The gain of the instrument gets up to 80% louder. Some type of
> input doubling in the percussion preamp I think.. This produces a very
> warm harmonic overdrive. I used to use this trick when I needed to step
> out in front of the guitarists in my band.
>
> 3. Also the M100 is a single channel organ which means it was usually
> used with a 47 leslie, or 147, Which I always thought ran hotter than a
> 122.
>
> Maybe Mr. Winwood was aware of this...maybe not? Something to think about
>
> Jeff Goodman
>
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