HAMMOND ORGAN MAINTENANCE 'Missing Oil Wick Thread' & 'Percussion Fix'

I had to do a couple of small fix-it projects on my A100. The oil wick thread from the vibrato scanner oil cup was missing and needed to be replaced and the percussion has not worked in years. I decided to make a video showing what I did to share with anyone who might have the same problems. It's not much for content, but hey, what better way to spend a January afternoon in the dead of winter than working on a half century old Hammond organ.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• hammond
• organ
• repair
• maintenance
• oil
• wick
• percussion
• fix
• tubes

[mikefox1974]

Ciao Steve !!! How so long... :))) This your video is very very interesting and you're fantastic !! BRAVO !!

Mike, from Italy

[Organgrinder010]

Great vid!!

[deaforganist001]

Great presentation! Each person who learns here will teach others.

I serviced Gulbransen in Billings. Obviously, the Hammond product was stellar but the firm refused to back the product up unless the available service man was connected exclusively to a Hammond dealer. Without schematics, many good organs became junk. It was a big tragedy and hurt the entire organ business.

Now here you are 50-years later, making up for Hammond's secrecy. You have my deepest respect. Thanks.

[Lapokin]

Great video...I worked for Harrington Organ NW Chgo yrs ago...in addition to bench repair & delivering Hammond's sometimes to 3rd floor walkups....old man Harrington would let me play any organ in the place! I had an electronics business in Chicago for over 40 years and just the past few yrs sold the last of my old tube testers. Your video jarred many fond memories of old Hammond's we would work on. Ed was into cutting up Hammond's for the rock groups...hated to see that!

Thanx for posting

[Hamaround]

Great job on this video and it certainly brought back memories of the days I worked for Zimmerman Hammond in Ohio servicing these beasts. I must say the innards of your A look much cleaner than most I worked on, even my own B and M-100 or for that matter the Concorde. That last bit was really funny LMAO – NOT A CLUE!!!!

[chriss665]

Thanks Steve, very interesting, Ki used to have an A100 a lovely organ, good to see them still being used, I'm Yamaha Keyboard these days but love the true Hammond sound from a Hammond Organ,. Keep playing! Chris UK