MOTM

Nathan,

Go for it!

The A-100 is essentially the same organ as a B-3 / C-3, but designed for
home use (built in amp & reverb).
At $75.00, I'd buy it no matter what the shape. Any of the older Hammonds
were for the most part "bulletproof".
I recall reading somewhere that if they were to build these models today,
with the same construction, the cost would be around 30K!

The A-100 series was built from 9/59 - 10/65 and came in several different
cabinet designs.
A-101: "Contemporary design" simple looking with open ends on the music
stand.
A-102: French Provincial design
A-105: Looks similar to a C-3 cabinet
A-143: Kind of a "Colonial" design

The above info is from my own experience and Mark Vail's book "Beauty in the
B".

Whatever you do, do not use anything other than genuine Hammond tonewheel
oil for the tone generator.
Check out the Goff Proffesional web site. There is also a "Hamtech "
listserv.

I will caution you that once you take the dive, you will be hooked on
Hammonds They call it H.A.S.
"Hammond Aquisition Syndrome" Mine started with 2 C-3's and a 710 Leslie.
Still looking for an M-3, B-3, RT-3.

The only thing more powerful than H.A.S. is MOTM A.S.

Good Luck.

Mark