Jim Alfredson

Here's a stupid question: They make fretless basses. Do they make fretless guitars?

I had the chance to get a mint condition '57 B3 from a guy who had no idea what it was. It was in the basement of a house he bought and the old woman he bought the house from told him to keep it. He called my dad, who is a piano technician, just on a whim, and my dad gave him my number. When I got there, I couldn't believe how beautiful and mint that organ was. But the guy had just bought a house, had two small kids and wife, and I couldn't bear to say "Ah, these things are worth much. I'll give you $500 and haul it out for you." I'm just not that kind of guy. I'll find one someday....

Michigan State is so disappointing this year. The amount of talent on that squad is ridiculous, yet they keep losing games that they should win. Who can explain it?

I still need to pick up Heartcore. Joe played some of it for me and I thought it was very interesting. I want to dig deeper into it.

No, it's in absolute mint shape. They are getting rarer to find in that condition. But the store wanted $5000 for it, which is way beyond my budget. A friend of a friend bought it, however, and is letting me use it for the next Organissimo recording. That's all I can ask!

Oh Mike, I wish you could hear and play this thing! Well, hopefully you will hear it on the next record!

Yeah, I think it actually says "Botty". I stole the graphic via Google. I just put the "organissimo" circle over the top.

Driving to and from the gig last night was a lot of fun, let me tell you.

I've been looking into ArtistShare for Organissimo and it seems like a cool idea, but I agree... I think it works best with already established artists.

It says, "Big Booty Bass Busters 0001"!

No comments on the new color scheme in The Vinyl Frontier?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! Welcome to The Alfredson Organ Emporium! I'll paint that organ for $29.95! Actually, I just got delivery of a minty minty mint condition 1959 Hammond B3 with a PR-40 tone cabinet! That's the beautiful beast on the left. It's the same organ I spent a half-hour playing the music store in total bliss, only to snap out of it and realize there was a crowd of people around me! I just spent the past 45 minutes here at home doing the same thing, but alas no crowd!! Unfortunately, she is not mine. But I do have the pleasure of using her for the upcoming Organissimo record. The organ is so beautiful and it plays like a dream. I've never played a Hammond with such a tight action both in the keys and the pedals. The tone of the organ is absolutely gorgeous! Just the right amount of key click, mid-range clarity, and killer bass! I am really excited to use it for the next record through my recently overhauled and absolutely slammin' Leslie 122. The other organ in the corner is mine. That's my 1939 Hammond BCV. Strange bird, she is... but she's purdy. Vastly different playing experience all around on that girl. Here's a close-up of the "new" B3: Oh, she's a knockout!!!!

Kevin, I haven't actually upgraded to 2.0 yet. I've been messing with the graphics, re-familiarizing myself with how to change the colors, etc. since custom skins are non-transferable from 1.3 to 2.0. Also, I've just been having fun! I still have not received confirmation as to whether the site has been transfered to a new server, which is imperative before I can install 2.0. I'm getting a little frustrated.

Either or, but most people in this thread have used the Organissimo donate button. All donations that come through the Organissimo website this month will be given to Eric Kloss.

This is the weirdest thread I've ever seen. Is this for real, Lazaro? What the hell!??!

I believe the search within threads feature is in 2.0. As for previewing a thread before opening... don't know. I'll have to look that one up, but I don't think that is supported in 2.0.

I use lead-free. Just make sure you have good ventilation, man. Lead is bad shit.

Yes, I have it. I think it's one of his strongest albums. Some of his stuff leaves me cold. But that one is very good.

Scott, Soldering is an easy, but often misunderstood thing. If your solder joints are "ugly", they could lead to problems. My soldering tips: - Buy a nice soldering iron with detachable tips. 25watts should be fine. - Let the iron heat up completely before using. - Keep the tip clean by using a wet sponge to wipe away solder residue. - Before turning the iron off, melt a decent amount of solder on it and do not wipe it off. This protects the tip from oxidization and makes them last longer. - Before soldering any two things together, tin them first. This means you melt a little bit of solder on each wire before joining them together. So for instance, if you're soldering a wire to a pot, strip the wire, hold it to the tip of the soldering iron, and then put some solder on the wire until it flows nicely. Do the same to the lug on the pot. Hold the iron to it and put a little solder on it until it flows. Not too much, and don't hold the iron there too long or else it could cause some damage. Now, when it comes time to attach the wire to the lug, they will solder together with hardly any heat from the soldering iron. Wipe the tip, put a little solder on the tip, and start your next connection in the same way.

People still play chess?

James, that's a nice story! I need to order this... maybe I will tonight. We gotta support good music, folks!

Paul, Go find "Deuces Wild" with Don Patterson on the organ and Rufus Harley on... BAGPIPES!!!! It's greeazy... in an un-washed Irishman sort of way.

We're still accepting submissions...

Right... I'm not sure anything has been done yet. I'm waiting for the site to be transfered to another server, one that supports XML, so I can upgrade the board software from 1.3 to ver 2.0. I have no idea if the server transfer has happened. It was supposed to happen at midnight, eastern standard time.

Well, I have no idea if the site was transfered or not and I can't really think of a way to test this. So I sent an email and I guess I'll just wait for an answer.