[SEL] Not Quite OT: Gray Motor (And Hammond Organ) Trivia

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In a message dated 1/20/2005 2:48:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
dave.croft at ntlworld.com writes:



> I love mechanical devices, electronics (mainly of the  vacuum tube sort) 
> and music. I've gotten interested in old Hammond  organs, which combine 
> all 3. I'm reading a book on them right now,  and learned that Laurens 
> Hammond, the thoroughly nonmusical,  tone-deaf, mechanically brilliant 
> engineer who invented the organ,  served as the Chief Engineer of the 



I worked for a Hammond dealer when I was a kid. (52 know) I always  call it 
my music career.  I delivered them. Hammond's were (are) very  popular, used by 
most rock bands. The guy I delivered with was probably one of  the best blues 
organists in New England. The organs had a great sound and were  known for 
their extreme ruggedness-being dropped off stage was not unheard of-a  B-3 with 
two Leslies was unbeatable. 
  If we can figure out how to get it to Tenn I have the remnants of an  "H" 
you can have.
 Mike