Hammond m3 organ owners manual

Hammond organ musical instruments for sale classifieds. Each manual on console organs have two sets of drawbars. So its kind of futile to expect 888000000 to sound the same they wont. I was down in florida purchasing a piano from an old church, and while there i noticed tucked away in a hallway this hammond m3 console organ. Full text of hammond organ service manual models m m2 m3 m100 see other formats. Welcome to the exclusive circle of hammond organ owners. Where possible, we list individual models in each series. Various models were produced, which originally used tonewheels to generate sound via additive synthesis, where component waveform ratios are mixed by sliding switches called drawbars and imitate the pipe organs registers.

Hammond m3 amplifier change to b3 amp can it be done. Introduction and descriptionprerepair procedurespower requirementsinspecting, stripping, cleaning and lubricationreplacement of componentsrecommended spare partsrepair parts list models covered. Until 1975, hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier. Lets find out what ive gotten myself into this time. Cost to deliver a hammond m3 organ to racine uship. The goal is to turn it into as much of a b3 as i can. Bought a leslie 145, its respective leslie kit, and a foldback kit for the upper an lower manuals. Equipped with hammond vibrato providing three degrees of true vibrato and an off position, effective simultaneously on both manuals, together with vibrato chorus usable in three different degrees and off.

Hammond organ service manual models m m2 m3 audiofanzine pdf. Tea labs hammond m3 organ, leslie model 120 speaker. If youve reached this page because youre planning a busbarlubejob then note that you cannot access the busbars just by raising the manuals. Hammond organ, repair, restoration, guides, service, manuals, ultimate library 22 books on dvd. The fundamental and eight harmonics available on each playing key are individually controllable by means of drawbars and preset keys. This organ is in beautiful condition plus can add a leslie. Vintage hammond organ resource page, manuals downloads. Hammond service manuals available for download 04272009, 03. Leslie interface panel 122xb xm2 to 11pin leslie adapter xm11 xm2 to 6pin 147 leslie adapter xm47. This is a vintage1957 hammond m3 spinet tonewheel organ in good working. The leslie is a lot of the sound of an organ as one can switch the rotation speed during a performance.

The hammond organ collection consists of 21 service manuals, owners manuals and sales brochures for a variety of early hammond organs. It quickly became popular with professional jazz musicians in organ trios, small groups centered on the hammond organ. Hammond organ company owners manual model e100 e300 1965 paperback vintage. Printed documents hammond organ owners manual vintage save to favorites. The organ was originally marketed by the hammond organ company to churches as a lowercost alternative to the winddriven pipe organ, or instead of a piano. Hammond m3 organ full range smears after manual tapering. For sale is a foldback kit for the upper manual of a hammond m3 organ make your m3 sound like a b3. In the late 1960s and on through the 1985 production, the year when the company went out of business, the name plate including the model and serial number innformation along with the hammond organ company name and 4200 diversey avenue address in chicago was located under the lower keyboard assembly, acccessible and viewable from the lower front. Its easy to see the disorganized jumble of wires connected to the organs manuals. Definitely needed when troubleshooting a missing tone or frequency.

The model m3 is sometimes referred to as thebaby b3 due to sonic similarities and tone wheel mechanics the m3 is what booker t. Vintage organ manuals hammond organ s100 service manual includes circuit theory, disassembly, maintenance. Its been good while since i adapted an m3, which i owned a few decades ago, to a balanced input like a leslie 122. Sk series oem manual icon nameiconfile usa sk series reference. Hammond organ service manual m100, m3, m2, m models ebay. The service manuals have detailed diagrams and repair instructions for just about everything that can break on these great organs and the historical sales brochures make for a fascinating glimpse in the changes in the model lineups over the years. Mm2m3 generatorfrequencykey charts locate frequencies on the generator, keyboards, manual wiring harness and so on. The hammond b3 is the most popular organ evermade, and its sound is legendary.

The letter and first digit indicate series and edition. We have 1 hammond m100 manual available for free pdf download. I have a setting i use on my portab 835358070 that has this juicy cajun sound that works very well behind guitars when used with smears and clusters, but it wont sound the same on other organs. Up for auction is an hammond organ owners playing guidein good conditionapplicable for models. You can still get an owners manual or service manual for your hammond. Hammond organ service manual models m m2 m3 m100 hammond organ service manual t500 series hammond organ tseries owners manual hammond solovox. Hammond m, m2, m3, m100 organ technical service manual on cd.

The blue book of hammond the hammond organ company 4200 w. Restored hammond service manual available hammond today. The files are readable and printable using adobe acrobat reader. Full text of hammond organ service manual models m m2 m3 m. Preloved organs prestige pianos and organs preston. General descriptionthe hammond organ m series spinet consoles are completely self contained, requiringno external tone cabinet. Apr 11, 20 hammond m3 organ restoration i normally focus specifically on pianos but recently i embarked on a restoration of a hammond m3 organ. Up for auction is a hammond m3 organ with leslie 147212 tone cabinetrotary speaker. Full text of hammond organ service manual models m m2. The hammond organ m series spinet consoles are completely self contained, re quiring no external tone cabinet. Important please read the hammond b3 is the most popular organ evermade, and its sound is legendary. Models m m2 m3 m100 hammond organ service manual t500 series. Hammond organ owners playing guide b3 c3 a100 rt3 and d. It has a mahogany finish, that is in nice shape for its age.

Owner and service manuals for all the hammond organs produced from 1935 to 1985 can be obtained from organ service company. The m3 has an internal speaker where the b3 uses a leslie which is a speaker consisting of a rotating tweater and a woofer pointing down into a spinning baffled drum. In order to remove a manual for maintenance, they all must be either cut or. Hammond organ, repair, restoration, guides, service, manuals, ultimate library 22 books on dvd information4all on. As i recall, we used to m3 to drive a leslie 145 chassiss unbalanced input. The 2nd problem mine has is the amp turns on but only lets a super quiet sound through. Manuals and hammond organ magazines includes wiring diagrams for many models. I cannot remember from which conn organ it has been removed.

A note of the organ, played on either manual or the pedal keyboard, generally consists of a fundamental pitch and a number of harmonics, or multiples of the fundamental frequency. The m3 is a far more modest organ, sold in department stores at the time, although the gist of the tone wheel character is there. Was wondering if the m3 s amp ao29 has the ability to be changed out for the b3a100 amp ao28 just like any comparison between two amps, there will be tonal. Hammond organ service manual a, a100, ab, bc, bcv, bv, b2. The hammond organ is an electric organ, invented by laurens hammond and john m. This is a mid 1960s vintage hammond a102 organ same organ as a b3. Ask your nect a leslie speaker to the organ, be sure to turn off the power hammond organ leslie dealer for details. Our library will be the biggest of the which may have literally hundreds of a large. Hammond service manuals available for download the organ forum. Download hammond organ wiring schematic free files. B3, c3, a100, rt3 and d10085 pagesshipping via usps, media mailsale is final and as is. Hammond organ f100 extra voice service manual hammond organ percussion controls hammond organ service manual early models a,b,c series, b3, a100, rt, d, g, etc.

Before you move the manuals or drawbar base, be sure to protect the organ case from scratches. The assembly number 719703 is printed on the side of the box. Remember to use only hammond oil the hammond organ uses a capillary oiling system and this oil is specifically formulated to work in this environment. When a manual s b preset key is pressed the drawbars farthest to the right in the set for that manual control the harmonic mix. We have designed this model to be true and authentic to the exact vintage detail, as well as providing a large variety of modern features that allow greater.

Various models were produced, which originally used tonewheels to generate sound via additive synthesis, where component waveform ratios are mixed by sliding switches called drawbars and imitate the pipe organ s registers. Downloadable resources for vintage hammond organs, owner manuals, schamatics, music and training information. This conn organ rhythm enclosure or band box is in good working condition. Every effort is made to offer extremely high quality vintage items, but they are not new. Upper manual foldback kit for hammond m3 organ get the b. You will get exactly what is pictured in the auction loose leaf, paper cover, binderready format. Organ service co has manuals available for just about every hammond made. One electric organ, about the size of a piano, 250 pounds.

Details about rare hammond organ manuals schematics on dvd magazines service repair book 21. Hammond organ, repair, restoration, guides, service. Hammond m3 spinet organ with stopslowfast speed leslie rotating speaker model 120, three touch percussion settings, one octave pedals, upper manual and lower manual drawbars including pedal drawbar. Also contains info and diagrams missing from hammond manuals since the early 50s. Organserviceco has manuals available for just about every hammond made. We have designed this model to be true and authentic to the exact vintage detail, as well as providing a large variety of modern features that allow greater flexibility no matter the musical style you wish to play.

Tone generator oil hammond organ and leslie speaker parts i bought my oil from them and it is cheaper than anywhere else. A volume control will have to be installed between the microphone or record player input and the organ inasmuch as the swell control of the organ does not affect this input. Jazz club owners found that organ trios were cheaper than hiring a big. The hammond m3 is a great sounding organ particularly when you combine. The m2 organ is a basic nofeatures tonewheel spinet that was produced from 1951 until 1955. Detailed information about playing and tuning the hammond organ. A copy of the mm2m3m100 service manual can be found at. The hammond organ is an electric organ invented by laurens hammond and john m. Visit us online for more information or to download service manuals today. Topics hammond, organ, service manual, m, m3, m100 collection manuals. This dvd also includes 62 editions of theinhouse magazine produced by hammond the hammond times from 1957 to 1970.

Other hammond models used key cheek studs or traditional pipe organ style stop tabs. A post on the organ forum provides for the download location of a newly restored version of the hammond organ service manual for free download, painstakingly put together by organ forum member joey b3 the new version has been completely retypeset, some pictures have been replaced with better versions, and some sections and some diagrams schematics have been reintroduced from earlier. Since 2010, i have sold foldback kits to over 200 satisfied ebay buyers. The organ was complete but needed considerable work including the finish. Hammond m100 manuals manuals and user guides for hammond m100. Dec 24, 2010 i have a spinet model m3 hammond organ. It has a single set of drawbars for each manual and a single octave of monophonic bass pedals. Hammond organ owners manual vintage goto purchase info. This owners manual is designed to explain the operating features of your. A hammond m3 organ was donated to the audio studios in the duderstadt center. Drawbars, often called tonebars, are the heart and the basis of the renowned hammond sound and have been used since the first hammond organ model a introduced in 1935. The amp has a few blown resistors leading to the power tube.

Various models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Oiling instructions for the hammond organ benton electronics. The instruction manual inside the bench is copywright 1949. Hammond organ service manual models m m2 m3 m100 by hammond organ co.

Dec 02, 2014 the hammond m3 is a great sounding organ particularly when you combine it with a leslie revolving speaker. By old, were talking early 1970s back to the 1930s. Hammond organ service manual m100, m3, m2, m models. Hammond organ, repair, restoration, guides, service, manuals. Hammond service manuals available for download the organ. The hammond m3 sat in my dining room all winter waiting for me to give it some tlc. This is the real deal with actual spinning tone wheels, and that sound that really is. Hammond organ vintage owners manual printed documents.

We have designed this model to be true and authentic to the exact vintage detail, as well as providing a. But it was from a working 500 or 600 series conn organ, but i am not sure. Bookmark file pdf hammond m3 service manual bottom manual is lowered one octave. I have a hammond c2 and want to add percussion to it. Up for auction is a hammond m3 organ with leslie 147212 tone cabinetrotary. Your hammond organ has 4 sets of nine drawbars, two for each manual. Will also work for m100 organs except for the extra pedal tone found in these series m100 series has pedals, other m organs only 12, and the. Hammond m3 organ full range smears after manual tapering and octave lowering mod here is me demonstrating how the bottom manual sounds without foldback when the page 728. The hammond m3 is a great sounding organ particularly when you combine it with a leslie revolving speaker. The organ must first be restored to working order and made easier to repair in the future, and. Hammond organ service, repair and sales manuals on dvd.