Rating scale for condition

[bobs@hopf.dnai.com (Bob Schleicher)]

>Recently I've looked at several organs for sale which the owners said were
"Perfect".  Most of them were average at best.  

The following list is how I rate organs:

OUTSTANDING.  Looks and works like new or better.  Original finish with no
blemishes or sun fade.  No apparent wear anywhere.  This is the one the maid
polished every day and the owner made you take your shoes off to play after
you serviced it yearly.

EXCELLENT.  Slight cabinet imperfections, but original finish.  Minor
touch-up O.K..  Works perfectly and well maintained.

VERY GOOD.  Same appearance as excellent, but may need busslube, scanner &
other minor repairs. May have been professionally refinished. 

GOOD.  Moderate cabinet defects which are repairable.  Normal wear for it's
age.  no major problems with keyboards or generator.

FAIR.  This one has seen commercial service.  Keyboards need key combs,
upstop felts & busslube.  Cabinet too far gone for restoration to good
appearance.  Organ is complete and has pedals and bench.

POOR.  Major cabinet and mechanical defects.  Not a practical restoration
project.  May or may not work, but is complete.  This one was on the road
for years, or killed in a church.

PARTS.  At least some useable parts.  Good for training project.  Probably
has shot keyboards, frozen generator, bad scanner and missing parts.


>With the increasing popularity of Hammonds, owners think they are all 24k
gold.  Fact is, it's easy to put more $$$ & time into a poor specimen than
you will ever recover.

Buyer beware !!

Bob S.
Bob S.

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