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This is a page about the famous Hammond organ and their Leslie speakers.

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Tommy, Norway

I started to play in childrens school and mainly focused in Organ from the beginning of.
I got my first Hammond in 1984 as my parents decided to let me start playing as a student. My first Hammond was a Hammond Model 134 and I still have it. As you may be aware of, it is not tonehwheel and sounds, in my opinion, very dull compared to a genuine Hammond tonewheel organ. I am still happy thought, that I was able to actually get a Hammond from the real hammond Factory while it was still in business.

My interest for organ slowly started growing into synthesizers, and I bought my first one, a Roland W-30. in the ending of the 80's I had a Synth period and actually feel that I didnt evolve as a keyboardist at all as I just fiddled with sounds and samplers.
One day I got a free Hammond VK-1 and liked it very much. I soon discovered that a leslie was required and I bought a used Solton Turbo Jet leslie.

The pair sounded awesome at the time in my ears(remember, I had never tried a real tonewheel organ) and it was often used for several years.

My First Hammond

One day I heard a organ from a local stage and the sound really interested me. I talked to the organist and it soon was revealed that the organ was a Hammond 122 with a 142 Leslie.

I got the chance to try the organ myself, and suddenly I was "hooked on a feeling"! :)

I got to get me one of these!!!

The organist was a very nice fellow and he actually had two L-122's! We agreed and I got a chance to buy myself a Hammond L-122-1. I also traded in my solton leslie for a genuine 760 Leslie. A friend of me helped to connect the two, and there I was. In heaven when it came to sound! (remember, I had not experienced a real tube leslie yet)

I used this pair for some years, and even lended it out to a local church for some time. At a time, I got a chance for a empty Leslie 770 cabinet, and I swapped in my internals and build myself a Leslie 770. It help me get the "feeling" as now both Hammond organ and leslie seemed to look the same. I never quite get the hang of the look of the Lesie 760 anyway.

My second Hammond

Since I have discovered the pleasure of playing hammond I soon also soon discovered the burden of a Hammond. Often called "the weight".
I read on the internet and soon discovered that there was made a portable version of the Hammond L-100 called the L-100P.
I checked around and there was one for sale in Oslo. I bought the organ but it showed itself to have lived a hard life.

Well, with a friend with god background as a radio/tv repairman, we got it repaired.

I really enjoyed my portable Hammond and used it for many gigs we played.

My third and fourth Hammond

As time passed by, I got a stronger and stronger feeling for trying to get myself a console organ. I had always used spinets (as they are way cheaper) and had been wery happy with them.

One day, I saw an ad for an old Beaten up Hammond A-100. it was in working condition, but had been on the road for many years. it had a Leslie 145P with it

as it was cheap, it was possible for me to buy, since I am not the richest man on the earth.

The organ worked nicely but had the Pedals removed.

again it was time to rebuild the pedals, and I got into trying to get me a set of pedals.

I got a good deal on ha pedalset, Leslie 122, and a Nice Hammond M-102 from england.

We started the work and after some time, we had it finished. a complete Hammond Console with tube amplifier!

Great! I sold the Hammond M-102 to a friend of mine and I also sold the L-100P, the 760 Leslie and the Original Hammond L-122-1 organ I had.

for some years I had the A-100 as my pride and joy. it really made me practice and evolve myself as a Hammond player.

My fifth Hammond

I was very happy with My A-100 but didnt like the fact that it looked beaten up. I tried and tried to oil the mahogny and it really helped, but it didnt stand out as a nice looking instrument.

So, I decided that I really wanted a Hammond to have in my living room so I could practice on.

since, I dont have the really big amount of money, I realised it had to be a spinet. since I wanted the "look and feel" of a B3, but didnt have the money, I soon discover the little Hammond M3!

I realised that these organs are practically worthless in USA, but worth a lot in Norway. and since they were never sold in Europe, I had to import one myself.

I bought one from ebay, and got it over to norway. it was a 1957 Hammond in the ad, but it later on was dicovered that it actually must be a 1955 model.

To open the crate and see if it is a hammond or a load of rocks in there is always exiting....BUT it WAS a Hammond. and a nice one!

I converted it to 230 volt and fired it up. It sounded nice, and always have!

Really have used this organ a lot!!!!

after some years I converted the organ to full foldback and bought a frequenzy converter to get it to sound properly

I still have this organ.

My sixth Hammond

As the famous economy crisis swept along our country I needed to sell the Hammond A-100- I also sold my Leslie 145P

I got a promise from my wife that when everything got in order again, I would have a chance to buy me another console.

But I remembered the huge instrument a A-100 is, so my dream to build a portable console came stronger and stronger.

since I really like the history and furniture of a Hammond I really didnt want to "chop" a nice organ.

I got in contact with a nice fellow from NY, USA and he actually had the manuals and tone generator from a hammond laying around.

this is no my organ I work on, so please check the Hammond B3-p page to see how this story ends....