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Northern Hammond Model CV

This is my recently rescued Northern-Hammond Model CV Organ. It seems in decently clean condition.
It is serial #N1592 . Hoping to be able to play it soon.
Is there anything besides lubrication to know about or check before attempting to start it up?

u/zelkark — 2 days ago
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Anybody with Viscount Legend live, have any of you guys used the tuning knob on the left panel next to the top? If so how much do you guys like it?

In case I can’t get my hands on a soul and add custom tonewheel models with the tuning ever so slightly higher. What would you guys rate the tuning knob on the organ?

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u/AdFederal897 — 2 days ago
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Found a long abandoned C3 in Masonic lodge

I found this covered in a tarp. The lid has been closed and the manuals are in very good shape. I don’t know when it was last serviced but the internals look ok. They said they’ve been meaning to throw it away. I’m pretty sure they’ll let me have it. I’m already their organist, but have been playing on a nord stage 4 for them. Someone loved this thing at one time. It’s missing the pedalboard and a Leslie. It has a tone cabinet speaker but they left the back off and there is mouse droppings in it.

u/BriWag — 6 days ago
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Thoughts on setup

Currently running at our church a 1940s cv with a 147:
The story behind the organ is crazy. In the 60s the organ was gifted to the church. However it was later modded in the 80s. It has a trek 2 b3 preamp from the 80s and a b3 vibrato box as well as a trek 2 percussion and foldback. How it works my tech has no idea. But it works and sound phenomenal.

u/Latter_Skirt1694 — 7 days ago
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Is this organ worth it?

I been meaning to get into playing the organ, and my mom told me to ask my grandmother if she´d be willing to sell me her old organ. It´s missing several keys and it will probably cost me about 50-75 dollars. As far as I know everything else works fine, but I do plan on going to my grandma´s to test it. What do you think?

u/Frank231919 — 9 days ago
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Tips on playing church/gospel music?

I've got a friend who plays guitar for a church group and they're looking for a new organist. I've always loved gospel Hammond, I've listened to a decent amount, but I know nothing about the voicings they use. I've played plenty of other genres in my life, and I've tried to cop some of the gospel feel at times, but its never actually sounded authentic. Are there any guidelines on what types of voicings to practice and familiarize myself? What about good resources (youtube videos/instructors) that break it down at different skill levels?

I've got a decent feel for playing the drawbars, swell pedal dynamics, Leslie speed etc... its just the actual notes on the keyboard that I don't have internalized. Also, is it something I'd be able to do with just chord charts, or am I going to be reading full scores? I am a very poor reader but a good memorizer... how big of a reperoire is there, how often would I be the one carrying the main melody?

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u/scottasin12343 — 8 days ago
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Motor Oil Reservoir gummed up

Should have grabbed a picture before I covered it back up, but the title is self explanatory. The motor oil reservoir is a dark amber color, and the oil inside is about the consistency of ballistic gel or firmer. Do I dig the old oil out, relubricate? Or do I need to apply a de-gumming agent to all of the spinning parts to ensure none of the oil on them us gummed up too? Or do i trash the organ?

Ive had the organ about 3 years, oiling once per year. I dont play it often. The people before me had not oiled in a while, but they did not remember the last time they did.

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u/AfroWhiteboi — 12 days ago
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My M101 is stuck

Hi 👋

I own a M101 and I noticed a few days aho that it doesn't want to play anymore.

When I lauch the Start I hear the Leslie cabin waking up, but nothing happens in the organ, and when I hit the Run I just hear the run motor trying to launch the tonewheel generator and that's it.

I managed to film what happens.

Can you help me ?

I'm pretty sure it's a oiling issue ..

u/Ashamed-Log-2110 — 14 days ago