From randyrush51@gmail.com Wed Feb 06 14:09:32 2013
Subject:Re: OT: Leslie project

Wow.. I'm always impressed by the response and breadth of knowledge on this list. I expected to get some ideas, but you guys are amazing!

After the discussion about ports and tuning, I checked my own Leslies. The 45 does not have a corner cut out, but I always felt it had more than adequate bass. The 715 (even though I don't like the way it sounds with the rotosonic speaker) has awesome bass, and and only a tiny little corner cutout, looks like for the wires to go through to the amp (but a very big chamber). I have a 22H that I haven't been able to hear yet because the B2 that it came with has a stuck tonewheel generator, but it has two large cutouts, whereas it looks to me like a 122 only has one. All this makes me wonder what Leslie's intention was in terms of design.

The amount of bass is not super critical to me, even though I do left hand bass, because I plan to use it in very small venues. The louvers (or lack thereof) I think is not critical either. I have no doubt what all of you say about louvers vs. routed grooves is technically true, I just don't think in a live situation in the corner of a restaurant where nobody knows what a Leslie is anyway is going to make that much difference. I'm more concerned about size and number of pieces to move - I'd really like to reduce the footprint as much as possible. One concern, however, is if the L X W dimension of the 25 is going to allow enough room to install an upper rotor horn - I'll have to check the measurements on this thing.

I'm thinking it might be worth to try just for the heck of it. It's not a lot of money ($100 for the 25, and I've got $200 into the 715 I'll use for parts), and it might be fun to experiment since I just retired and I'll have a little more time for projects like this.

One final question..... I need to test this sucker out. I have my Mojo and a Speakeasy preamp designed to work with a 147. That should work with this 25, right?

Thanks,

Randy