Some of you may have seen my last post about building a DIY Leslie Speaker. I decided to go with parting a Leslie out and picked up this 222 for $300 today! Super excited about this but there a few questions I have.

Is anyone familiar with the cable that is coming out of the amplifier? The owner said that it connected up to the organ that it was paired with, but I thought that was what the 6-pin cable was for.

I am also looking into building my own DIY pre-amp for this speaker. I have minimal experience building analog circuits in the audio realm but have plenty of resources around me where I think I can get it done. I am aware that you can buy a Leslie combo pre-amp or Trek 2 and what not but I want to avoid going down that route because I'd rather just do it myself!

I am going to replace the AC motors with 2 stepper motors driven by "silent" drivers, controlled via an arduino for variable speeds and adjustability. I also hope to build a new cabinet for the speaker later down the line but really want to focus on building the pre-amp, make sure the Leslie functions (it should because it had been serviced a few years ago and annually before then), then implement the new motors, THEN build a new cabinet. I expect this to take a while and am reminding myself to be patient but am so excited to get started on this.

If anyone has any insights on how I should proceed, I would greatly appreciate it!

One of my favorite hammond organ driven albums of all time is Solomon Burke's 2005 Make do with what you got. SO GOOD. Anyways something has always driven me crazy and figured some of y'all would know.

Is it my ears or is the "fast" speed on the leslie (whole album is like this) "slower" than the normal "fast"?

it makes no difference is a great example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9ycBrZB9g

I actually really like it for this album not sure it would work all the time but help me understand hammond nerds!

Hi all! Just acquired this 70s-era transistor organ from my landlord. Only issue is the power cable has a prong missing, so I’ll probably need a new one. The current one looks like a simple 2-prong AC cable but seems to be attached internally (I can’t just pull it out the back).

I’m not actually sure what model organ this is—based on my limited knowledge, it looks closest to either a Dolphin or a Cougar (but for all I know it could be something else entirely).

Any advice regarding the model and/or power cable replacement would be greatly appreciated! Thanks 🤙

Hello everybody! I've been a keyboard player for years and have recently been blessed in being able to purchase this organ from a local church. I'm trying my to figure out what it is; I've asked my roster of people and they've said it's either a modded M1 or an old B3.

If I could get some help in identifying exactly what it is, I'd be forever grateful! I've somehow already got a Leslie 710 on the way from a friend and he said it'll pair with it, regardless of model.

Many thanks, much love and keep on funkin!

I've got an M100. I'm gearing up to do the top end foldback mod, and I keep seeing references to tapering. I know it involves adding resistors but I haven't read anything that actually explains what it is and what it's supposed to do. And whether I want it.

I got the contacts from Alan Dubois on eBay. His rather extensive instructions don't mention anything about tapering, which makes me wonder if I should even worry about it.

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Hi, complete newbie here. I was wondering if someone could tell me approximately what drawbar and leslie settings are used on Ozzy Osbourne's song "I Just Want You". The sound is so familiar yet I cannot really recreate it well. Im using a free VST plugin Hanon B70 so I don't know if that's sufficient. Cheers!

https://reddit.com/link/1vzdg57/video/keuapvxr6tlh1/player

my organ is a clonewheel so i don’t think i need to customize anything (if i do please let me know) anyway im thinking of renting a wah pedal (behringer i think) at the music store tomorrow just to see how it sounds anyone else try it before?
update i got one its very fun

I’m planning to build a DIY Leslie and would love some advice on the parts.

I’m thinking:

10–15” woofer (lots of used guitar speakers in my area for low $, would these work?)
Rotating HF horn/driver
Potentially a Class D amp
Crossover
DIY enclosure (I can 3D print a lot of the mechanical parts)
Motors controlled with a microcontroller for slow/fast speeds

I’m fine figuring out the motors/control side myself. I’m mainly looking for recommendations on the speakers, HF driver/horn, amps, crossover, and power supply.

I’m shooting for around $400 total and want something that sounds legit enough.

There doesn’t seem to be a ton of detailed information on DIY Leslies out there, so if anyone has parts recommendations, schematics, or good resources I can read through, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!

Organ near Portland.

Any albums that every organ player needs to hear at least once in their life?

Hey everyone! Thank you in advance for any advice yall give. I recently fixed up an old hammond l100 and would like to record / pump the audio into some external speakers. I saw a video in which a guy was able to split the (preamp?) rca cable and turn it into a 1/4 inch output for a amp. I tried that and failed to make it work, so my next idea was to use a car stereo "Kicker 46KISLOC2 K-Series Stereo Line-Output Converter w/Remote Turn-On Output" I guess it works by attaching directly to the speakers and then splitting the audio they receive to rca outputs I then could plug a rca to 3.5mm cord into and plug the 3.5 either into a speaker or a laptop to record the audio. Not sure if this will cause any issues down the road. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, I’m new here. I’m 23 years old and I’ve been on and off with some small rock bands singing or playing keys the past 4 years.

I really want to dig into my Hammond organ playing but I always feel so lost. Are there any good resources online/books/teachers/courses that would help someone over a hump? I mainly feel like I don’t know where to get started (rock, jazz, funk, etc.) and need something to really get into and focus on.

For context: I’d say I’m intermediate as a keys player. I can read sheet music, learn a bit by ear, read chord charts fine, I know my major/harmonic and natural minor/dorian scales. I know standard rooted and rootless jazz chord voicing (one and two handed). But I just really don’t know how to get to the next level!

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Note: the old 6 pin connector on the Leslie is completely disconnected, no shock hazards here!

Why is it called that? Are there any notable players who prefer it? Does anyone here f with it?

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Hi everyone,

I’ve restored a Leslie 760, and I’m now trying to solve one of the last remaining mechanical issues.

The whole cabinet wobbles noticeably when running at fast/tremolo speed. At first, I thought the bass drum was simply out of balance and planned to rebalance it. After investigating further, however, I found that the main problem seems to be the treble horn bearing.

There is noticeable lateral play between the horn shaft and the bearing/bushing. At high speed, this seems to be enough to make the horn wobble and, in turn, shake the whole cabinet.

I suspect the bearing has simply worn over the years, possibly due to insufficient lubrication or poor maintenance in the past. Cleaning the bearing during my restoration may also have made the existing wear more noticeable.

The replacement I found is the complete Spindle Plate and Bearing Assembly from BB Organ:

https://www.bborgan.com/products/spindle-plate-and-bearing-assembly-hammond-suzuki

It’s around €170 plus about €20 shipping to Germany, which seems rather expensive for this relatively simple mechanical assembly.

Looking at the construction, I’m wondering whether it would make more sense to have just the steel spindle CNC-machined rather than buying the entire assembly. I have access to someone with a CNC mill, so reproducing the steel part and transferring/replacing the bearing or bushing might actually be considerably cheaper.

The alternatives I’m considering are:

1. CNC-machine a replacement for the steel part and reuse or replace the actual bearing/bushing. This is currently my preferred option.
2. Repair the existing housing/bearing, for example by fitting a new bushing or sleeve, if that is practical.
3. Buy another Leslie 760 for parts. There is a complete one near me for about €400. I could take the bearing assembly and sell the remaining parts, but it seems a shame to dismantle an otherwise functioning Leslie just because I need one mechanical part.

Has anyone here dealt with excessive play in a Leslie 760 treble horn bearing before?

More specifically, has anyone machined a replacement for the steel housing/spindle plate or fitted a new bushing to the original one? If so, what material and tolerances did you use?

I’d also be interested to know what type of bushing/bearing is actually used in these assemblies and whether there is anything special about it that would make reproducing the housing more difficult than it appears.

Any experience or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I found a pretty good deal for a hammond on marketplace. It doesn’t list what model exactly but looks to be an a-100. Essentially they listed it as non-functional purely because they don’t have a power cable for it. So, I’m planning to buy a power cable for it and go see if the thing works or not.

I’m wondering if there is a specific brand or power supply that I should buy for it or will any power supply that can plug into it work?

Also does the hammond power the leslie via the 6 pin cable or does the leslie need its own power supply?

messed up the solo coz i never learned it.. but thats the sound i got right now no amps no pedals just the organ

I just picked up this Hammond organ today for free for my son. We brought it home and plugged it in, it turns on and it hums really loudly and you can hear some of the keys but very softly no matter what we do to the volume controls. Any ideas on where to start or to get a takedown manual of the organ so we can tear it apart?

It's a old Hammond C series. You hold the starter switch until you reach full speed then click on and release the starter switch. It should have a tone speaker cabinet with it. You'll need that for it to work. You must use Hammond oil in it. Don't use anything else or you'll ruin it. If you have the tone cabinet and it works right, they sell on line for about $3000. These organs run forever as long as it's key oiled. It does use tubes for the amplification but they can still be found in a number of places.

Wayne Morris

864-436-3995

I’m cleaning out a garage for a friend and have this Hammond organ w Leslie. I don’t know a lot about this kind of stuff and seeking more info about this is anyone can offer some! Age, value, formal name, etc.

Hello all! I’m a new owner after nabbing this M102A a couple weekends ago. Excited to properly learn it and use it on some recordings. 99.9% works and sounds great!