Re: what is a hammond concord?

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Gordon Wilson wrote:

>A Concorde is a late 70's console _not_ a tone-wheel.  Top octave synthesis
>with a motherboard and an edge-mounted daughter board for each pitch and
>each drawbar.  I have serviced a couple of these and found them to be a 
>service nightmare unless you are willing to pay the organ repairman as 
>often as a piano tuner.  
>
>This model IMHO is a perfect example of the willy-nilly "improvements" 
>that led to Hammond's demise.
>
>Gordon Wilson

There are two families of Concordes.  I absolutely agree with Gordon on the
early 2100 series Concorde's.  But the later 2300 Concorde's are much better.
 I have serviced both since they were new and have a mint 2300 available.  It
will accept a Leslie 710 directly and is one of the better "flagship" HAMMOND
models after the demise of the tonewheel generator. Most problems are "edge
connector" related, which is a problem with all of the electronics of the
era.

The 2300 is a performer's organ for someone who has a steady club job where
the organ can remain, and plays pedals!  This baby is also one of the
heaviest organs at over 400 lbs. It can be easily MIDI'd, and sounds great at
the hands of a pro. 

Gordon -- you are dead-on regarding the 2100's! I hate them almost as much as
an H-100, but that's another story.

Al