Re: the leslie switch

[bpb@bpbsn.cca.rockwell.com (Brad Baker)]

I have it on good authority that Ben "Jacobs" wrote:

  > My chopper B3 has the trek-style toggle on the left endblock *AND*
  > a footswitch (and no bass pedals)...  given this choice (and
  > nothing better to do with my left foot, except to maybe kick the
  > guitarist from behind after some particularly lame riff), I almost
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
what's the lame riff got to do with it? <g>

  > always use the footswitch.  When standing on top of the organ,
  > though, I bet the endblock toggle would be a lot easier to
  > reach...

  > I was also wondering... is it much easier to order drinks from the
  > bar while standing on top of a Hammond?

back in my ancient history i played sax in a blues band. this band had
a one handed a-100 player, er, that is, he had two hands but only
played with his right hand. his left hand was reserved for:

  1) curling beer cans.
  2) smoking cigs.
  3) gesturing to waitresses to bring him more of 1) and 2).
  4) slapping a hand's worth of white keys to get that popping sound.
  5) flipping the leslie switch.

he used that leslie switch alot. clearly, he could have used a foot
operated switch to serious advantage to free his left hand for other,
more important duties.

brad baker
bpb@cca.rockwell.com