Jim Alfredson

Anyone try the new Tung Sol 6550 re-issues?

I hope so!!!

'Sheed was right. That was a bullshit call. But it's Kobe, so they call it. Did you see that foul from Kobe when Tayshaun blew past him on the fastbreak that they didn't call? Kobe sucks.

I thought that was D-minor.

I didn't get through the whole article yet before I read this and had to post: Yes, yes yes YES! God dammit, AMEN!!!

Lakers are chumps. The Pistons are gonna wipe the floor with them tonight.

You really think he has Jimmy Smith Style? I have to go back and listen to his records. Yes. Try to find a copy of "All Or Nothing At All" (I think it's being sold on CDBaby now) or "All About My Girl". The stuff is pure Jimmy Smith. Soul Stream, you make a convincing case. Can I change my vote?

Have Joe guest on the record! He's right here in town, which will save on money for flights!

Well, Joey is a master of Jimmy's style. Lonnie really has his own thing going, although he can pull out the "Jimmy Smith" when he wants to (which he does on a cut off his latest disc). I would have to go with Joey, just because he can do anything he wants.

Please don't support WalMart. Please?

Don't forget that I operate the coolest (and cheapest!) little organ recording studio this side of Englewood Cliffs. I wouldn't even charge ya nuthin', and I got a nice fully serviced 1954 Hammond C2 with a 21H for you to play! A beautiful Yamaha beech custom drumset is here, too.

Well, that's almost right. It's not in Detroit, it's right here in Lansing! And we're recording the next Organissimo record through it! http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...opic=16258&st=0

I don't know if this is the article you are talking about, but it's pretty funny. While it's a distinct possibility, tonewheels failing is very rare and usually results only from an organ that's been abused (ie, not oiled, not cared for, stored in a bad environment, etc.) As long as the organ is properly maintained, the tonewheels themselves will never fail. This was obviously not written by a tech. Pre-amp housings? They are made out of sheet aluminum and why would you need to replace one? The components inside may go bad, but they are all readily available. Even the transformers are easy to come by. Drawbar wiring? Um, it's standard gauge electrical hook-up wire. Pedal pads? Just pieces of felt that can easily be made by hand from a sheet of felt. Capacitors? Every capacitor in the organ is a standard value that is readily available from any electronic supply house. In fact, it's recommened that the caps be replaced in all organs, since they are at least 30 years old and those old caps are not as good as the ones we have today. They start to fluctuate in value. Yes, but what they don't say is you could pick up TWO mint condition B3s for only half as much as what the New B3 costs. Oiling a Hammond is not hard and only needs to be done once a year. The oil is still made (it's just very light machine oil... sewing machine oil would work). The busbars only need cleaned if the organ has been abused or not stored correctly. I've cleaned mine once and it made a lot of difference, but not every organ needs it. The vibrato-chorus scanner is easy to maintain. Until said components are obselete, just like some components in the original Hammonds! Not really. They are close, but they are not exactly like the Hammonds of old because each Hammond sounds and plays a little different. Digital does not vary. Whoopee. That's a nice feature, but it's not that hard to move the original B3 around. Thanks to government regulation, almost every club / restaurant / bar in the country has handicap access, which means ramps and elevators. The days of hauling a B3 up three flights of stairs to get to the stage are gone. I would consider a New B3 for myself if they didn't cost twice what I paid for the van that I use to move my original B3!!!!!!!! $20,000?!? Yeah, right. A working musician can really afford that.

.....and whiskers on kittens.....

This is a joke, right?

I love the Meatwad avatar!!!

Mike, sorry to hear about your troubles. Thanks for checking in and keeping everyone informed. AAJ is a really great resource!

We should have this cat review the next Organissimo record!

Did anyone see the 60 Minutes interview? His eyes were all bloodshot. It looked like he was high.

I've been wondering about that for years.

And while you're at Tower, you can order a copy of everyone's favorite organ trio record from 2003!!!! http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2868400 OH YEAH!

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Miles gave him a trumpet, but I don't think it's that one.

I have it on a CD made in Canada. It's a nice, laid-back record. Jimmy plays some really sweet stuff.

I can't help you with your search, but your original thread is here: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=16148