Mellotronists

> Actually, most of the sound of Hammonds is due to how close the  
> magnets are to the tone wheels. I was at Goff Professional near  
> Hartford, CT a few years back and they claimed they could make a B3  
> sound like "Born to Be Wild" (still love that sound Goldie got) to  
> Jimmy Smith at his mellowest simply by adjusting the magnets. Then  
> they proved it to me on an instrument they were rebuilding.

Rick, when you were at Goff Professional, were they still located on 
Asylum Ave. in Hartford, or had they already moved to their current 
location just off the Berlin Turnpike (Rte. 15) in Newington (about 2 
miles from my house)? Harold Goff used to personally maintain my 
band's B3 in the late 60's/early 70's. I purchased my XK-3 and MS Pro-
145 from them a couple of years ago. As far as I know, they are the 
best in the business.

Bernie