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More Cowbell · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 6206 Location: Jefferson, GA

My neighbor had this organ in his garage and when I was over at his home last week, I asked him what he was gonna do with it. He said nothing, and that I could have it if I took it away so he can have more room in his garage. Its a bit dirty and some of the pots are scratchy, but its in awesome condition, I believe it to be a 1972-75, on the back is a service sticker with dates from the mid 70's? Anyway, I'm gonna take her apart, they have tube preamps, so atleast I can see whats under the hood and clean it up. If I can , I'll make video in the futurez, its sooooo 70's partridge family esque.

Mike · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:

I'm very jealous. What a lush thing.
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laterallateral · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

What a great deal! I kinda wanna rig one up to some effects and see what happens, so I've been keeping an eye out on craigslist for something like this. I I've seen some go for pretty cheap, too... The only thing that's kept me from buying one is the non-driver Vs. transport issue. I would love to come across the opportunity to just wheel one from a garage to another!
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Sloan · Sexy Predator Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 11797

I could have gotten like 3 free organs a few months ago and maybe with some money at bigass leslie cabinet shit.
But I don't have any place to keep this shit!!!

kim · [='±'=] Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 12233 Location: BE

why do you guys keep getting free stuff ?

organ donors where the fuck are you ?

Sloan · Sexy Predator Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 11797

You can get a lot of these old 70's organs for $100 or less if you just check classifieds and stuff. They're big and people don't want to move them or have them take up space so they try to sell them or they trash them.

light rail coyote · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1973 Location: Rena, Norway

Yeah I see free organs on craiglist all the time. It seems like everyone has one they want to get rid of.
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ElCapitan · . Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 440 Location: Somerset, UK

organs are blates the best keyboard-based instruments.
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Ninja Mike 808 · . Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 1643 Location: DFW

I coulda gotten a free patio organ... Except it wasn't meant for the patio. My moms eyes grew cause she always wanted a piano/ organ for the house, but no room at all...

I think it's still on the patio at my friends house.

BobArsecake · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:54 am Post subject:

Oooh :D Nice!

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More Cowbell · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 6206 Location: Jefferson, GA

I took it apart and it has no tube preamp...but it has rotating speaker and everything works perfectly.

The brand is Baldwin. Its a Baldwin Bravo.

paul_ · . Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 9723

That's awesome. My friend/bandmate scored a Hammond L series for $50 from a crappy summer mountain resort thing (in MY town, damn it). It was one of the less desirable Hammonds with built-in speakers and Leslie emulation effect, and the motor is slightly fucked-sounding even after proper oiling, but I think he's getting on with it in his room, and even if he doesn't, it's full of sweet parts. We're gonna wire a new output to it to sort-of fix the motor noise issue for recordings. Sounds pretty sweet apart from that.

If it sounds in any way, shape or form unfair that a couple of naive youngsters snagged a Hammond for this cheap, rest assured I squashed the shit out of my hand in transit.

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Justin J · . Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 2224 Location: usa

i had a baldwin orgasonic that i got at a garage sale for $20, but i had to get rid of it in the move. rip.

Pacafeliz · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

here's the KAWAI organ i got from my inlaws (for free) some time ago. they bought it new in the late 70s and NEVER used it. it's has 2x12.
now it gots lot of scratchy pots etc. but it's cool. i like the delay vibrato thing. oh and the marimba sounds. kinda like very "baba o' riley"-ish. no looper though. i think it's all solid state, but will open it up. some day.
free is good.

Pat.
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