An older lady; a customer at one of my jobs, needed to sell a 50 year old Hammond. It was just delivered by a piano moving company to my warehouse.

She says her Dad bought it in the 50's. The plate on the back just says "Series: M". I played a little M-1 in the 60's before I got my B. It's still here in the warehouse complex, but not readily accessible, so it'll be a while before I can compare the two. .

No leslie or tone cabinet or leslie switches.. Is not working, but looks pretty good. I paid $200.00 for it ans $125.00 to move it.

Is this thing worth fixing? It's heavy as hell. Any Idea about the value. I'd be surprised if it's worth what I have in it. Still, I have room in an office near mine, and an extra 145 to hook it up to, just for fun!


thanks,

Russ

Russ I think you already exceeded its value..Is it a M100?

Russ I had a Wurlitzer dual manual, 25 pedal organ..I couldn't give it away..Everytime someone said they really wanted it..never showed up..I had it at my daughter's house, and she needed the room..after two weeks of no shows..She curbed it and it still took a week for someone to take it..

No, Fran, it just says M series. Made, I think, from 1949 to 1951. I know old organs are usually worth nothing. Just thought that a tone genrator Hammond might be worth several hundred dollars. If not, I helped an old lady out, and that ain't all bad. Would really like to restore it, if that makes any sense at all.

R.

Russ,
Contact Don Teach at Shreveport Music. 318-798-6000, or better, email him: dteach@nwla.com
He will probably need model number. He knows everything there is to know about Hammonds, and often rebuilds them himself.
He will tell you if it's worth repairing.
DonM

Here ya go:
http://theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/models.html

My dad had an M 2 when I was a kid. That and an old upright piano is what I learned on. It sounds real good when you hang a Leslie on it. It's a basic tone generator Hammond organ.

Good luck,

Joe

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My repairman just left the office. I'm going to get this little guy working..just a frozen tone generator. I'll hook it up to a spare 145 Leslie. Great shape! Sat in a home for over 50 years.

I'll have $450.00 in it, and Roy (repair guy who keeps my B alive) says that that's about the maximum one like this is worth.

Be neat to fire it up occasionally.

Russ

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My experience is sort of like Fran's. It literally took me about two years to GIVE AWAY a C2 (predecessor to the C3) even with a 122 thrown in. Both were in good working condition although 10 years of gigging it clearly showed on the exterior. I even threw in those old side-strapped oak movers that altogether made the whole rig weigh in at about 317 tons. It's no wonder so many players migrated so quickly to synths. Any way, good luck with the restoration. One of the musicians on the Big Island (Hawaii) had a chopped (as in "portable") B3 that I came dangerously close to buying just before we moved from there. Thank God I came to my senses .

chas

Hey, Chas...my expectations are uncommonly low for this little thing. I bought a 55 Chevy because that is what I drove in High School. I restore old Cushman scooters for nostalgic reasons (owned several in jr. high). I played an M and a 145 when I first began playing keyboards. It now occupies the spot in my warehouse where the suitcase Dave now has was.

It won't be moved, just played fondly every once in a while.

"the sentimental old dude"


R.

Russ, you should write a parody...."the best lil' warehouse in Kentucky" .

chas

Chas...it's 40,000 square feet of nostalgia. For instance, I have the original 16 channel board from the late 70's out of a recording studio I started with some other investors. Dials are about 3" across. The thing is larger than a full size office desk! Somewhere around here is the 2" recording machine. I recall that even in the late 70's we had to cough up over $160,000.00. Now, of course, you can get superior sound out of a digital $700.00 desk-top set up about the size of a small portable radio. We do have some old 2" tape, and get calls from purists who want to buy some.

Man, has this business changed!


R.


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Dumb question time

Isn't the M100 considered a Baby B3?

Jerry

Yes, Jerry...when that's all I co uld afford (and lift), an M-100 was my baby B-3.

Really had fun with that one (mid-60's...still a teenager). My first Hammond was an M (no numbers following the letter "M"). That's why I really like the old relic I just got. No pre-sets at all.

Russ

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