Re: Leslie 740

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

>At 02:33 PM 4/3/96 -0500, Richard Lay wrote:
>>I talked on the phone last night to a 77 year old lady with a Leslie 740
>for sale
>>(excellent condition, according to her).  It is now hooked to her Yamaha
>keyboard
>>and is too big and loud for her apartment.  She wants to sell it, for $700
>(she'll let
>>me have it for $600).
>>
>>Questions :
>>
>>- Is this price reasonable ?
>>
>>- This lady's add states that this beast has 4 channels.  Are all these inputs
>>1/4" phone, or do any of them support the Hammond 6/9/11 pin connections ?
>>(Or asking another way, can I/should I connect this to either my church's
>RT-2 or A-100 ?)
>>
>>- I couldn't find this model in the Hammond FAQ appendix B.  Is this lady
>accurate
>>on the model ?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Richard Lay
>>
>>I have a trashed 740, it is identical to a 710 toher than a little wider to
>accomodate
>4 fixed 6x9's instead of 2. This is a 2 channel solid state Leslie with a 9
>pin connection.
>It will go good with an RT but hooking to the A100 requires a cross over
>kit. The sound for the A100
>will not be as satisfactory as with a tube amp but given the increasing
>rarity of tube Leslies
>(at least where I live)....For 600.00 it would have to be in perfiect
>condition throughout. 700 is]
>pushing it although since the RT is a 2 channel organ (right, anyboady? with
>a tibia feature for the second channel it should sound good with the
>rotosonic Leslie....
>>
>
>
>_____________
>
>Dallas Selman
>
>
>The 740 is a 4 channel speaker.  It is standard 11 pin configuration.  The
inputs are not 1/4".  She may be confusing them with the level controls.
Ther Aux. channel inputs are on pins 3 (right) and pin 10 (left). 

Frequencies below 150HZ are internally crossed over into the pedal channel.
This speaker will connect directly to most consoles with the 8800 Leslie
kit.  On the A-100 series, the reverb can be sent to the stationary channel,
but no crossover is needed.  The two aux. channels could be utilized for a
synth, rhythm machine etc.  Check with Jerry Welch at Organ Service for the
8800 kit.  
>
If you cannot find the connector kit, send me a S.A.S.E. to 4345 Detroit
Ave., Oakland, CA  94619 and I'll send you a schematic to build your own
kit.  Be sure to specify the model Hammond you are going to connect it to.

Price seems just O.K.  If it's pristine, maybe $600.00, but I'd rather pay
$350. m- $400.00
Bob S.

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