Hammond L-100 or M-3?

[tnystrm]

What do you think? L-100 or M-3? I'm planning to buy a hammond soon and I'm not sure which of those I should buy. I live in Finland so I can't afford a bigger Hammond because they cost about 2-4 times more than in USA :S So pleaaaaaase help me :) What are the biggest diffrences in these? And does someone have sound clips of these?:) thank you very much and sorry for my bad english :)

[Over The Edge]

If you get the "Welcome Back My Friends...." vid by
Emerson, Lake and Palmer you'll see him smash his
as he played the Rondo. It has a rather aggressive
tone in comparison to the M-3.

There's also a new vid coming out this month with Keith
playing an M-3.



FL
www.franklucas.net

[augerinn]

They're both spinets. I.E, 44 key manuals in lieu of 61. Both should have built in amplifiers and speakers. The M-3 has the same tonewheel and innards as the B-3, and IIRC is the more desirable of the two.

That said, John Paul Jones, and others, played an L-100.

Make sure you have enough $$$ for the Leslie !

[tnystrm]

thank you! Leslies aren't that expensive here in finland so that's not a problem :) but the organs are.... a crappy a-100 is about 5000€... and that's a crappy one :| but could someone tell me if there's big diffrences in the sound? the technical details are easy to find on the internet :P but I'd want real peoples opinions :) thaaaank yoooou :)

[Mother.Mosquito]

another thing to consider is that the M3 has got waterfall keys. So if you want to do palm smears and stuff like that go for the M3...

otherwise...

http://de.geocities.com/mariusleicht/pics/bloody.jpg

[ChrisMcCoy]

What are "Waterfall Keys" ?
C.

[Drusillus]

What are "Waterfall Keys" ?
C.

Classic Hammond consoles, such as the B3, C3 and A-100, have keys with flat fronts and a slightly radiused edge. These are often referred to as 'waterfall' keys because of their resemblance in profile. The original model A and many other models prior to the '3' series had flat-fronted keys but without a radiused edge.

Of the spinet organs, only the M-series had waterfall keys. As with the consoles, only the M '3' series has radiused edges.

WaterfallKeys are preferred by non-classical organists because they're easier to play slides (glissandi) on. Unlike a thumb gliss, non-classical organists will often palm smear up and into a chord. This exposes the webbing between the thumb and forefinger to the sharp edges of other types of keys. As a special effect, they are also easier to jamb a matchbook in front to hold down a key while playing elsewhere...

http://www.dairiki.org/HammondWiki/WaterfallKeys

[tnystrm]

are you really sure that the L-100 doesn't have waterfall keys? :o if that's true i have to find a m-3 :| it would have been easier to find a L-100... thank you guys! more comments like that please! this forum kicks ass!