Our San Jose Mercury News has had an ad in the Musical Instrument section for the last three days for a B3 Hammond Organ with 4' speaker for free and U HAUL IT.
Today on the 4th day it is finally noted as SOLD
There are a lot of free organs for sale in San Jose these days. Almost as many as accordions
Bebop

Almost every clubhouse I play in has an old Hammond, Leslies,Lowery,Wurlitzer in the corner gathering dust ....most with a little gold plaque that says In Memory of so & so....or Donated by who ever....
heck even Fran had one for sale last year...look!




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Free B3 with a 4 foot speaker..Why didn't you grab it..Around here they go for $1,000 to more than $2,500 without a Leslie..

Other brand organs are hard to give away..

Donny what a shot!! What clubhouse is the organ girl in?
http://www.b3hammond.com/sale/sale_detail.asp?ID=7

My Clubhouse

In the last couple of years in our clubhouse we have thrown away two organs, 1 piano and refused the offer of a couple more. Everyone must bring their own toys to play on now days
Thanks Fran for your belated advice, however I am not in the new or used organ business. I have enough junk in my studio now and........making money is no longer a priority, only saving it is
Bebop
Bebop

I guess it depends on the market. There's a guy here in Lexington (my repairman and a long-time friend) who makes his living, traveling the countryside, buys old B-s and refurbishes them. He's gotten as much as $10,000 for a pristine one.

I was offered $7500.00 for the B I keep at a local country club.

I now have a B-3, a C, an M100 and an old M. The only one of value. is the B. I got the C from a church that bought it new. 6 months later a member bought the church a Rogers. The thing is pristine (includes one cabinet-not a Leslie) and sat in the basement/warehouse for about 15 years. Would probably get $1000.00 or less, even in this condition.

The only ones of real value are B's, but man I love old Hammonds!


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