From ted@speakeasyvintagemusic.com Mon May 18 11:46:59 2009
Subject:Re:OT: Hammond Chops


That's true, Not that Bill Beers did bad work, it's just that all the stuff
he made he NEVER had schematics for, so now that he's gone, so is the
information for servicing them.

On top of that he would remove part numbers so there's no way to know what's
what from looking at it.

Oh, and ours are NOT transplants - when we build a chop, the guts get a full
overhaul, we don't simply move the organ into a "new home" so they're
expensive.

Cheers!

Ted Thompson (ted@speakeasyvintagemusic.com)
General Manager - Speakeasy Vintage Music

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of djacques@csulb.edu
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:35 PM
> To: Clonewheel Group
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re:OT: Hammond Chops
>
> And do not even think about a Beers chop. Just wait till you
> have to work on one of thoses.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Craig MacDonald"
>
> Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 14:08:38
> To:
> Subject: [CWSG] Re:OT: Hammond Chops
>
> Brandon,
>
> I gigged with a chop and let me tell you to NOT BOTHER, DON'T
> EVEN THINK ABOUT A CHOP.. from my experience chops can be
> harder to move around than a real B3 with dollies (the
> smaller handles make them much harder to lift)... even the
> best hammond chops are still heavy as hell cumbersome to move
> around.
>
> I purchased an A100 and transplanted it into a chop cabinet
> that I built myself (same exact dimensions as the top of a B3
> cabinet). The A100 cost me $1000 and the cabinet cost me
> about $600 to build.. The transplant took a weekend. If
> you're reasonably handy and have basic knowledge of
> electro-mechanical stuff you can do the transplant yourself
> and save a lot of money. That said, I quickly got fed up
> moving my chop around and transplanted the A100 guts into an
> older B style cabinet that now sits in my living room.
>
> I use a 33 pound Nord C1 now.. and love it.. I have been a
> real hammond player for many years, and from my perspective,
> the difference in sound between a good clone and a real
> Hammond is NOT worth the hassle of moving a real hammond...
> certainly not to play in the small clubs that I generally
> play in. The only exception I would make is for a special gig
> where I want the look of a real B3... then maybe I'd pull
> out the real thing..
>
> As Tony mentioned the Hammond Store makes a good chop (I've
> seen and heard them)... Speakeasy Vintage Music also makes
> chops (but I have never heard one).. but you're likely to be
> paying $2500 to $4000 for most of the 2 manual hammond chops.
> I wouldn't even bother with a single manual hammond clone..
> I don't see the point of chosing a single manual hammond chop
> over a good clone.
>
> Again I would strongly recommend against a chop.. but that's
> just my opinion.
>
> Craig
>
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