Mellotronists

Sorry to go off topic here...

I had my Hammond M organ modified with a leslie
adaptor.  I'm afraid that I've not paid enough
attention as to which wires to tap for the mod.  It
works quite well, though the organ needs to be
re-capped.

The 88 key Rhodes that I landed for $200 was a score. 
I've seen 73 key Rhodes going for $300-$400 on a
fairly regular basis, here in the San Francisco / Bay
Area.  I had Wurlitzer in my studio but I gave it to a
friend of mine - I prefer Rhodes over Wurlie
(...aaahhh shit, let the flames begin...)

Since I don't have a 'tron, yet - and am in the middle
of a recording project, I may take a cue from 10cc and
'create' the sound.  I have a good friend who is a
professional violinist.  I'm going to ask him to come
out to the studio and record him playing his violin -
several times with the same note to create a natural
chorus effect.

So, I'd create my own 3-violins, by tracking his
violin part, 3 times.

..Now if I could only herd those 6 little kittens into
my studio...

-jh



--- MAinPsych@... wrote:
> In a message dated 3/12/2004 6:44:16 AM Eastern
> Standard Time, andy.thompson@... writes:
> 
> > This is really painful. Are Rhodes/Wurlies really
> that 
> > cheap in the States? What about console Hammonds?
> >  Andy T.
> 
> Having recently been in the market for a Hammond, it
> basically comes down to this:  B3's and C3's with a
> Leslie 147 or 122, in good to excellent condition,
> typically sell in the $3500-$10,000 range (no shit).
>  Occasionally, I was able to find a CV, C2, BC, BV,
> or B2 as low as $650., upgraded with percussion
> and/or vibrato, $1200-$3000.  A-100's, generally in
> a range from about $1200-$2000.  D's and RT's vary. 
> With all of these, while the base price of the
> organ/Leslie may have been reasonable, they were in
> locations where the shipping charges made them
> unfeasible to pursue (Don't people in SoCal own
> Hammonds, or are they all located in places like
> Colorado, Florida, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts?).
>  I scored an M-111 (same model used on "Whiter Shade
> of Pale" and Matthew Fisher's solo albums) a few
> weeks ago in magnificent working condition for a
> whopping $26.00!!!  (I have decided to sell it in
> favor of my Korg CX3 -- something I can gig with and
> not break my back or my bank account!)
> 
> Frank Samagaio
> San Diego CA
> MkII #134 / M400 #908
> author, "The Mellotron Book"
> 
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