Jay Levitt writes:
[...]
Now what? I have no keyboards with a Leslie connector, and very little
familiarity with them other than the one I've played with in our Berklee
studio, which of course has the matching socket and the start/run
switches.

Hey Jay,

Check out Goff professional, http://www.goffprof.com. In general they
carry a fantastic lineup of products for Hammond organ and Leslie
enthusiasts. Specifically, Trek makes a Leslie preamp that does
precisely what you need,

http://www.goffprof.com/shopping.jsp?p=57

Have fun.

--A Leslie 147 owner.


--
Randy Yates
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
, 919-472-1124

On 4/13/05 2:01 PM, in article
, "Jay Levitt"
wrote:
... Now I have a Leslie cabinet.
Now what?

"You¹ve just taken a step into a larger world..."
Now you spend a couple days going over this site (not just the links page!)

http://www.captain-foldback.com/Leslie.htm

http://www.captain-foldback.com/Leslie_sub/pinouts.htm

http://www.captain-foldback.com/hammond_links.htm


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And you have a GREAT time!

http://www.tonewheel.com/
Is another source of info...

On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:01:50 -0400, Jay Levitt wrote:

I was looking at some real estate in Cambridge when, in back of the
local church, I saw some smashed-up bits of keyboard. A closer
inspection revealed that they'd taken a Wurlitzer out - just that
morning! - and torn it up for the trash truck. One of the manuals was
missing some keys, and I couldn't tell about the other, but there may be
some spare parts there, and there was a pedalboard as well. (Also, a
vibraphone, though it might have rusted overnight.) The trash comes
Monday, so if anyone in Boston wants this stuff, drop me a line and I'll
get the address for you.

But the real prize for me was the Leslie 125 cabinet which looked to be
in good shape! So I brought it home. Now I have a Leslie cabinet. I
see the six-pin connector dangling out the back. At least one tube is
not smashed. That's all I can see.

Now what? I have no keyboards with a Leslie connector, and very little
familiarity with them other than the one I've played with in our Berklee
studio, which of course has the matching socket and the start/run
switches.

What's the best way to get this up and running, see if it works, and run
audio through it?

Take out the amp and have a look at it. I think you only have to undo one
screw at the front and it should slide out.
There should be a schematic on the side of the amp which will give you
some clues as to what goes where.

Be careful with the 6 pin plug and get it back in it's proper place before
messing about! Lots of volts in those things!!!