There are two oil ports on the tone wheels motor. Any recommendations on what oil to use?

I'm a beginner/intermediate player on piano. I really want to get into the organ but I don't have a lot of space. I'm working with about 3 feet (under 50 keys) of desk space for an electronic organ.
I want something with a really good Hammond B sound, plus a basic piano sound, and some other organ or synth sounds would be great.
I don't need speakers; just audio out.

Any advice?

Hi all,

I’ve been playing piano for 20 years and have recently started playing in a band. I envy other’s setups that allow them to emulate famous organ sounds (such as Hammond B-3).

Thus, I’m looking for a keyboard that offers great organ sounds (synth is nice-to-have) and superior key action. However, knowing very little about organs, I’d expect I’d lean on preset sounds rather than customizing my own sounds. I will keep my current keyboard for piano (Yamaha P115), so what I buy will be an add-on.

I’ve been looking at some of Hammond’s keyboards (M-solo, SK pro). The M-solo seems more approachable, but I am dissuaded by what some have said about the key action. The SK pro looks amazing, but I fear I wouldn’t use a lot of the features I’d be paying for.

Any other Hammond products or beyond that might be a good fit?

I was browsing AliExpress and found some "SM57" replacement capsules, and XLR male to XLR female barrel connectors. Sliced the connectors up a bit to open them up a little wider, and jammed the capsules into the end that had held the female connector. About 8 bucks invested, plus the cables. (The goal was a cheap pair of short-bodied sorta-SM 57s.)

I -think- this will fit in the larger empty area to the left of the horn - it's a tough spot to measure accurately.

First trial on Sunday if I get time to open the Leslie up before church. I'm hoping the x/y mic setup will sound more whirly than the "drop 2 SM58s wherever they'll fit inside" method I'm currently using.

I have some nylon mesh to use as a windscreen, I hope it is up to the task, that and the fitting into the cabinet are the two pitfalls I expect.

I know that they are mic'ed from the outside in most studio settings, but there are a lot of other sound sources nearby that can bleed into the organ mics so I'm trying this close-mic'ing idea.

Wish me luck!

I was on the internet and I saw a hammond organ called Model V 122K. I tried searching for it and even google picture searching it but no results. Looks like this: It's for sale on kupujemprodajem.com if anyone wants it.

I recently got a RT-2 Hammond Organ and was told to purchase Hammond Oil and Leslie Oil for the speaker cabinet and the tone generator, but I’m not sure where to buy this? I tried reaching out to Hammond-Suzuki through email two weeks ago, but haven’t received a reply. I found some on Amazon—just not sure if I can trust it (it does look legitimate, but I’m not expert). I also found this website called Tonewheel General Hospital, but it doesn’t specifically say Hammond oil. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Can somebody tell me more about this Leslie Connector Kit (037655)

I can not find much about it Online. It it build in my M-100.

Can I build it into my A-100 and hook my 147 up with it?

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/j5oau5a4ddxd1.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=693def4111cde2351448faee9f8cd0f1707b696b

If anyone can give me any info on it that would be great, I am also trying to figure out how to work the rhythm circuit and what everything does. I don’t think it’s really worth much so I doubt I’ll sell it.

Any ideas on where to look? I have the service manual.

I have an SK1 I use as a 2nd keyboard as part of a Mainstage-based rig. For some songs, I use the Sk1 to trigger an external sound, and this works fine. But for other songs, I use presets/favorited sounds on the Hammond itself and send the audio out to FOH. On these songs, I have to manually select the songs.

Is there a way to have a mainstage send a MIDI program change message to automatically select the correct sound? For instance, if I want to jump from whatever sound was previously called up and switch to the voice that is saved as U015, what MSB/LSB/PC numbers would I use?

Manual was no help, and Hammond technical support ignored several messages. Maybe someone here knows?

I've never seen this before what do you call this this (I took this about a year ago) I used to a half-moon switch or an ETS 2 control head but not this (????)

Hello all!

I wanted to share with you a picture of the Hammond B3 that Booker T. Jones played on Saturday night at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, London!

The event was sold out immediately so I stood outside Ronnie’s Scott’s for an hour in hope of a ticket. There was a no show so I was able to get in against all odds! I cannot describe how incredible and emotional the experience was!

I have always been a fan of Booker T. Jones however having found a Hammond 1976 Dolphin Series in a charity shop a few months ago combined with the many hours spent plonking away to his music…I can say that the chords hit differently!

Any how, here’s the picture…it is a beautiful piece of kit!

P.S. At one point he was playing the Hammond with his left arm and leg, the electric piano and pedal with his right arm and leg and singing all together! What a legend!

I am working to complete my organ setup, would the OBL-SL-2 lineout mod work on the line input of the 122XB?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xutO4ZfkV3s

The great Dick Sims makes use of some kind of harmonics or square wave effect on the organs. I can't figure it out. How does he do it?

How much does the counter rotating-ness of the horn and the drum add to the sound? Is the different directions a big deal? Also If I make my own Leslie with just a high power 15 inch woofer into one rotating drum how close will I get to the real deal? Thanks!

Sometime I use an external midi keyboard controller - in this case a Nord Stage 4 73 key compact to control my XK-4.

When press the C1 key on the Nord, the XK4 emits a high pitched electronic squeak. This is at the exact key on the midi keyboard that has no corresponding key on the XK-4’s keyboard.

All other keys work fine, and this only happens when the key is played with another key. It dies not happen when I play on the XK4 keyboard directly.

Is this a defect or is it to be expected given the unique location of this particular key? I bought this used from Guitar Center and I can bring it back and get my money back if it’s a defect- if it’s a known issue, I can maybe try to work around it.

I’m also gonna try it with a different keyboard. I have a Kurzweil PC4-7 and see if it replicates the same issue - Does it have to do with the that low-key not existing on the Keyboard of the XK-4?

I inherited a Hammond A-500, at least that is what the brochure says. It looks like the T-500 but without the tape recorder. When I search for the A-500 online, nothing ever comes up. Does anyone know if that model had a different designation? I need to do some research as it has no output. I understand that it has a mechanical tone generator. It was purchased new in the early to mid-70s. Thanks

They say it is functioning well but with no speaker...how could i know? im not very tech savvy otherwise ive heard you can install your own audio out

I got an XK-4 recently and am loving it (first Hammond for me) and I'm looking to expand it. What keyboard and pedalboards are recommended for an XK-4? I'm more so asking for the keyboard, as I'm not seeing a dedicated lower manual made specifically for XK-4. I guess all I really want in a lower manual is to just be able to fit the XK-4 on top of it. For pedalboard, I figured that comes down to how much I'm willing to pay for one, but I'm still open for recommendations. Thank you.

I bought a Crumar Mojo Classic, and I want to use some effect pedals on it. Can i still use the internal leslie sim, and than line out to the pedals? Also, most pedals are mono, is that a problem?