From organbarry@gmail.com Mon May 23 11:28:38 2011
Subject:Re: Ventilator mod

I have an absolutely mint early Vent with the random stop; if anyone
really wanted it, I'd sell it to replace with a new one. Mine has all
the original packaging, etc. To tell the truth, I like the random stop,
but I would like the controlled stop just as much...
>
> Unfortunately, the modification cannot be reversed once it's been done.
>
> If you're looking for a 'random' one, you need to be searching for an
> older Vent. I'm not sure of the exact serial number cut-over, but you
> would definitely want one sold before August of 2010.
>
> I actually debated on changing my personal Vent for a while, for exactly
> the same reason: a desire for more randomness. However, I now find the
> stop-in-front feature a definite plus. (As much as the purist in me
> thinks the random stop is 'correct,' I do remember reaching around to
> manually adjust the horn during songs on my Leslie.)
>
> Also, just as an FYI: The original Ventilator Stop algorithm went from
> Tremolo, to Chorale for a few seconds, then to stop. This is something
> that some of the '70s CBS Leslies did, but it's not part of the Leslie
> 21h or 31h. This was removed in the newer software. So, one might
> argue that the new software is closer to the original in most aspects.
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
>
> Bruce Wahler
> Ashby Solutions.com^(TM)
> bruce@ashbysolutions.com
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>