Captain-Foldback.com This Month
MARCH 2007
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Sorry - still no Organist of The Month
I haven't yet finished preparations for the first Organist of The
Month - but it's on the way, so check back soon! I promise you won't be
disappointed.
Out and about with the soldering iron
This past weekend I visited a fellow Hammond lover in lovely Windsor,
Ontario. The main mission was to check on his newly purchased model D and make
it Leslie ready.
The trip saw a rebuild of the old model D preamp, a partial rebuild of the rheostat box (which acts as the expression control on older Hammond organs as opposed to the variable air capacitor found in later ones), replacing several metres of old crumbly AC wiring and fitting Leslie switches on the front. Thanks to John and Mike, my every move was documented and put on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiz68
(Photo on the right taken by Mike)
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Split vibrato version of the XK-3
keyboard to be unveiled
Hammond-Suzuki is releasing a new version of the
XK-3 keyboard - the XK-3c where you can use the chorus/vibrato effect in a split
configuration. The new model will be unveiled on the Frankfurt Musikmesse in
Frankfurt, Germany later this month. Also at the Musikmesse, will be a
presentation of the compact Leslie 3300.
More information can be found through www.hammond.de and http://www.hammondsuzuki.com/product.aspx?model=XK-3c,HA