On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:42:43 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


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Have they all been re-capped? If not, they are long overdue!



The C3, yes. (B3 in a full cabinet).
The B3, no.

And you can hear the difference.

I was going to order the cap set, but found a guy that rebuilds the preamps
and installs all new caps in the process. He takes your old one as a
"core" and installs a rebuilt from his stock. He also does a "tune" up ...
cleans the drawbars, key contacts, oils the tone generator, etc. I decided
that since I've never done this, it will be worth having it done by an
experienced Hammond tech.

He's also going to make a couple of popular modifications, including fixing
the upper drawbar volume attenuation when using percussion in the normal
setting.

Eisboch


Those guys are a vanishing breed. I sold my M3 to our local Hammond
"collector" many years ago. He had a small warehouse full of old
organs and parts, and also did a lot of service work. His wife was not
happy about the stockpile! Mine, which was in great shape, eventually
went to a storefront church. I sold it too him very cheap because I
knew his circumstances, and what he was doing. The guy himself was not
in very good shape, and died about 10 years ago.