Need A-100/122 advice

[PHILIP JELATIS <philjel@earthlink.net>]

Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year to list members. I'm catching up 
on all my mail after three weeks of hard drive failure. I need some 
speedy advice on a possible trade for an A-100/122. I looked at this 
instrument before and it needed some not so minor fixes but the guy 
was asking $1995. He has since traded it for midi gear then traded 
back for it with a friend. They both play in churches and like 
Hammonds but seem to quickly get bored, want other sounds, and are 
very impulsive. He covets my Kurzweil PC-88 piano/controller which I 
love, but is easily replaceable at some point down the line. I checked 
it out again and some stuff was fixed along with a light sanding and 
lightly glossy coat of some kind of varnish(yechh). It seems to play 
fine but I was mostly looking for problems that would either blow the 
deal or reduce its value. He has Krueger bass(disconnected),two 
half-moon controls,the bottom drum in the 122 doesn't turn in chorale 
position, a hard wired into the organ cable(4 leads hooked up), a loud 
pop/transient in the volume pedal in the last half-inch of travel in 
the quiet direction, and the onboard speakers/reverb are either 
bypassed or not working. Serial numbers:A-100  4242 , Leslie 122 H 
41286. I've been holding my cards, he is very motivated, but I think 
he wants an even up trade. A PC-88 new is $1595 or a bit less so 1200 
used is probably the most one could hope for.  I'm thinking there is 
several hundred dollars of tech work here so my thinking is: 
A-100/122= PC-88+ $300-500 Also, the 122 takes much longer than the 
normal range of ramp times to get up to fast speed and doesn't seem to 
have that intense an effect although both rotors are spinning away, 
and the organ is plenty loud. I'd appreciate your input on the 
condition and what/if you would offer if in my shoes. Thanks-Looking 
to spin in 97! Phil Jelatis