Hammond Organ L100 L-100 L122 L-122 Baby B3 w/ Foldback Left Hand Bass Mod

[@tomschaffner9704]

I had 2 in the 70s 2 122s. Thanks for posting.

[@bowlerrollercoaster]

the M3 has one speaker. The M100 has three speakers. two large ones. and a 10 inch reverb speaker. The L100 you have the reverb it is on the normal 12 inch speakers.

[@saintbees2088]

My first hammond was an L-100. Great sound! Used a 122 leslie.

[@justgirlythings5418]

The L's and M's were made at the same time. The L's were budget spinets under 1000 dollars in 1961 when they came out. But the real major difference between the L and the other organs are the output tubes. The L uses EL84s while the Ms used 6V6's and Hammond tone cabinets used more bass heavy tubes because the EL84s are more treble heavy so they sound brighter but really cant growl like the other tubes can.

[@dspiffy]

JustGirlyThings I would argue the biggest difference is the lack of scanner vibrato.

[@justgirlythings5418]

Yeah if you dont look at every detail the only difference would be the electronic vibrato in the L but there are way more details then just a missing vibrato scanner.

[@dspiffy]

JustGirlyThings That's the biggest one. The other stuff seems very minute. That said, I dont care for the L overall and probably wont pick up another one.

[@fishwithfredo]

The M was manufactured from 1948 to 1951. The original L was manufactured from 1961 to 1964. Both can be chopped and modded, and the growl can be easily added to the L. The the Truman-era M weighed a slightly heavier 249 pounds compared to the 215 pound L, and the M was two inches wider and deeper. Retail on the L was $995 to $1,220. Said Keith Emerson, "I took to riding the L100 like a bucking bronco."

[@johnkiley5548]

Actually the biggest difference is the tone generator itself. The L-series was the first Hammond organ to use the self-starting synchronous motor, hence the single ON/OFF Power Switch. The M-100 series was the last series of Hammonds to use the non-self-starting synchronous motor (START and RUN switches). The L-series generator motor runs at 1800rpm, the M-series at 1200rpm. This is one reason for the difference in sound between the two, as well as the saturable-reactor Vibrato/Chorus used in the L-series.

[@darreniii5079]

after lots of study i used a 12 pole 2 position switch and shift 12 wires either way so original or foldback. i haven't shifted all wires and cut the wood. works great

[@dspiffy]

That's a really cool setup but honestly I dont see any reason to have it the original way.

[@Mickeysdelicatecare]

1:40 Yes!! Got to try this now!

[@Kris.G]

The worst part about the L series is the chorus vibrato and percussion decay. Kon Zissis is a guy who successfully changed those to resemble M-series. You can modify the vibrato scanner to shift the phase of the straight signal to make it sound like the scanner's chorus vibrato. Also the percussion can be easily modified to get a shorter decay of the percussion. I don't know why I'm saying this on a 5 years old video. I used to own a L122 and was very disappointed with the sound. I actually installed a T-series scanner with a custom built recovery amp (thanks Simon!). I've had so much fun with the organ, I miss it a lot.

[@dspiffy]

I agree!

[@richardornelas3995]

@@dspiffy Hello Dan. I have a L-111. It is basically in new condition. Seems like it was never played. The tone generators were very noisy until i added oil and after a couple of weeks it is soooo quite!!!! I am reaching out to you for your expertise. Is there anything i can do to make the sound more like a B-3? I currently wired in a Trek 11 and running into a Vent 11 and then out to a Roland KC-600. Is there anything thing i can add? Any ideas? I see there are some dials on the back. I see three of them.

[@dspiffy]

@@richardornelas3995 well the biggest difference is the vent versus a Leslie. running it stereo will help

[@richardornelas3995]

@@dspiffy Thank you Dan. I will try stereo. Since i only have one output on the Trek 11 i will see how it sounds by running two outs from the vent into two roland amps and see if that helps.

[@crosswick]

Can you explain which left hand bass mod you performed exactly? I'm thinking of doing something similar to my L-122.

[@dspiffy]

Steven Kruyswijk kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKXSiKGqmKqnlbM

[@hugobellemare9416]

Hi, FYI, the M-3 has standard internal speaker and optional reverb unit. Mine has.

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

What are those black ceiling fan motors on the left?

[@William_Nicholson]

Great video but what Leslie are you using in this video and how did you wire it up?

[@dspiffy]

Maybe a 50C and my Leslie testing kit I made? This is an old video

[@William_Nicholson]

@@dspiffy Ok. Thanks a lot!

[@ly6480]

RT3 Concert Church Model W 32 Note pedal board and tube oscillator tied to pedals

[@francotonini6446]

una grande macchina🎹🎶🎹

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

Next time, can you please show the leslie speaker? Have you encountered any organ that uses cooling fans?

[@GuidedSteps]

Thank you for your knowledge

[@dspiffy]

You're welcome!

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

What's that box fan on the right?

[@dspiffy]

Everything else you see, I have made a video of separately!

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

Dan ''Spiffy'' Neuman OK, thanks!

[@robfriedrich2822]

It seems, Hammond never tried to cut costs in low budget organs, by offering organs with 6 footages on upper and 3 footages on lower manual, what sometimes was done to make electronic organs affordable.

[@dspiffy]

Normal for spinets

[@darreniii5079]

I watched your video on how to do the left hand mod but the video show's a m100 my hammond is a l-100 where is the same wiring looms located. Cheers

[@dspiffy]

+Darren iii Should be exactly the same

[@darreniii5079]

+Dan ''Spiffy'' Neuman thanks much appreciated. Love your Mod. Cheers

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

Does the motor start with a spring- like how mini ceiling fans start?

[@mysterivan]

A huge capacitor does the job, dunno how... something about electrons chasing their tails, not sure who I'm quoting on that.

[@dspiffy]

No, it is a PSC motor like regular ceiling fans.

[@mysterivan]

The permanent split-capacitor (PSC) motor uses only a run capacitor to provide the phase shift required to start the motor. Fig. 1 shows examples of PSC motors, and Fig. 2 shows two diagrams of the PSC motor. In the diagrams note that the run capacitor is connected between the run and start windings and no disconnecting switch or relay is required to dc-energize the start winding from the applied voltage when the motor has started. Also note that the run capacitor is oval shaped. The run capacitor has a metal case, which allows it to dissipate extra heat that is built up in the capacitor since it remains in the circuit at all times. www.industrial-electronics.com/AC-DC-motors/54_Permanent-Split-Capacitor-Motors.html

[@ummiwira1873]

Wait this thing has internal speaker ?

[@dspiffy]

Three of them!

[@justinbrown8214]

Just acquired an L112 at goodwill, how do I determine if I need to replace the caps/tubes? Can I improve the sound by swapping caps?

[@dspiffy]

If some of the features arent working or if there is a loud hum.

[@wiraramadhan2227]

Hey i wonder of this Hammond can generate sound likely like jazz B3 not all the sound but the standard

[@dspiffy]

It can, just with less keys

[@wiraramadhan2227]

@@dspiffy and is it possible to play it without Leslie speaker?

[@tompapsax]

@@wiraramadhan2227 yeah i wonder that too!

[@William_Nicholson]

@@tompapsax Yes, you would. It has three internal speakers.

[@nitroman58v90]

Could you tell me how to remove the top to clean the drawbars?

[@dspiffy]

There are some screws inside near the back

[@jannegustavsson4177]

They sond so gooood!

[@kimgreenwood9075]

Dan, can I get in touch with you regarding components for an L-122?

[@dspiffy]

Kim Greenwood sure but I dont have a lot of spare parts.

[@yawnjones]

Can you give me a link to the left hand bass mod thx

[@dspiffy]

yawn jones kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKXSiKGqmKqnlbM

[@MRJOSHmo44]

it sounds sweet

[@katthefanenthusiast5793]

Reminds me of an old piano...

[@jefferysrandomness311]

Do you still sell Hammond

[@dspiffy]

Very rarely

[@barewolf3]

Good job. Sold it?

[@dspiffy]

+barewolf Yep, I know where I can get an M3 and do the same work on it if you're interested.

[@jannegustavsson4177]

souund

[@robertsteinberger5667]

too much talking, play it dmnd

[@dspiffy]

@@robertsteinberger5667 just for you I am going to talk more

[@hugorossmann6767]

Du sprichst zuviel!

[@dspiffy]

Deine Mutter liebt es