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Music Appreciation

In reply to the discussion: A Whiter Shade Of Pale [View all]

ProfessorGAC

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2. Believe It Or Not....
Wed May 20, 2026, 04:05 PM
May 20

...the organ that was used on this song are available today for as low as $600!
The Hammond M-100 wizard spinet & nobody wants those. If it's not a B3 or C3 the demand is near zero.
I saw one on Reverb that was asking $900. It's been listed for nearly 3 years. The one that listed for $700 sold only after the seller dropped the price $100.
It's an iconic organ sound used on several famous rock songs (including some Beatles tunes) and nobody cares!
As a kid growing up playing my dad's Hammond, this makes me a bit sad.
I get it, though. I can get an absolutely killer Hammond tone out of 4 of the 6 instruments I used when I quit playing. And, I can do somewhere between a hundred & a thousand other things. Plus, they don't weigh 200#!

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A Whiter Shade Of Pale [View all] Cosmo Blues May 20 OP
Always good to hear.😊 Figarosmom May 20 #1
Not to mention the colors Cosmo Blues May 21 #4
Believe It Or Not.... ProfessorGAC May 20 #2
It's sound is great Cosmo Blues May 21 #3
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