[HAM] I wish an inflatable Leslie !!!!

[nestor at movicommerce.cjb.net]

Hello folks,

Seeking the truthful sound for almost 40 years  !!!

To introduce  myself  let me say that I feel myself like sorta dinosaur as I
began with a Philips Philicorda in the early 60's ( I was a teen then)

Tt wasn't until 1969 that I bought something I thought it would be
resembling the real thing......a Farfisa  Fast 5 with  two big speakers
units and despite Farfisa label it  was a Leslie original unit inside).

It could scream a bit like thos legendary "With a shade of pale" of Deep
Purple band in the early 70's

By the way...I received a letter from former European "leslie" clone
builder (AmplificazioniLombardi.it) remembeing that they were building
that and probably making it "custom ordering" There is a picture of
Brian Auger in their site.

I have to confess to be and Hammond admirer for decades.....and I feel
that probably here I am near "the revelation of some of the mysteries
"........ :)

My project is before going to the real thing I need a Leslie
with REAL rotor drum speaker for the bass something lost in
the Suzuki new line of Leslies (only  rotary horns and no bass cabinet
for that)

In my opinion the original now pales of envy facing last motion-sound
featuring a LowPro cabinet with real rotor drum as woofer.

In the meantime to get my project done I have two options:

a) a Yamaha LeslieRA-100 used as I didn't found an used Leslie yet for
sale in my neighbourhood yet :)

b)  To chop my Leslie built-in clone in my D-Yahama-80
(it carries 11 pinouts for  original Leslie)

c) to  buy an used one at eBAY.
In such way e.g. going to Miami and to taking it back

I'd need convert it previously as a "assemblied kit" avoiding a second
mortgage
just to pay the airfreight from coast to coast.

Any help or comments with my project c) as follows ?

1. Bass section :

1.1. A Rotosonic drum (used wood made
or a new styrofoam made )

1.2. If needed a  new ferro (Alnico) based Jensen speaker (15")

2. Trebles section

At eBAY there are many Leslies (some mint units) but to pay
near 1,000 fora good one is out of my budget)

I think to buy a cheap or broken  Leslie 122/147 and chop it
and if needed  replacing any of these parts:

2.1.   the driver in itself if damaged (e.g. an Atlas PD-60)
2.2.  the diaphragm (Ruby one)
2.3   the difussors (plastic ones at GoffProf)
2.4  Crossover 800 Mhz (are there spared ones ?)

What my list is lacking a first view would be:

a) MOTORS with two speed kit
b) a decent cabinet with same measures as the original

b) Currency CONVERTER from 110/240 better if dual cycles 50/60 Hz.
(to get European voltage also for rod purposes)

c) An  A/B  switch

d)  external AMP + PREAMP  (better yet if it is  the original tube on
In the meantime I would use a non stock  solid-state AMP+ vintage PRE-AMP
(tube based)

As I will be used first a Korg CX-3 I don't care yet  about having complex
Leslie pinouts (11 pins)

Finally any hint to get unassembly  instructions....well.... chopping more
the unsassembly....... he

I like to get near a "flat cabinet" without destroying rotors , motors or
speakers.

I would like sorta  "inflatable system" to get lighteness in an 7 hours
airflight from Miami to home.

Thanks for reading this and thanks also to Geoffrey Dairiki of Dairiki.org
for recommending this list.


Bests,


Nestor