Want to Sell: 1939 Hammond Novachord Fully Restored | |
Category: Hammond Organs and Parts | Hammond Novachord made in 1939. Considered by many to be the first synthesizer commercially available. Bob Moog was five years old when this came out. I believe there are less than ten of these working in the world. It has an unmistakable, and instantly recognizable sound which was featured in movies such as "Gone With The Wind", "The Twilight Zone", "The Ten Commandments", "The Outer Limits" and even "Hawaii Five-O". The Novachord has full 72 note polyphony, envelope control, two presets which mechanically operate the front panel controls, and a six channel vibrato making for rich chords as each note in a triad has its own vibrato of a slightly different speed, emulating the sound of real string players. It has a built in amplifier and two 12" speakers. Completely vacuum tube operation, no solid state anything. The tubes are mostly originals as they run at conservative heater voltages for long life. It took me over three years and lots of searching and talking with people to find this instrument. This particular instrument originated in Detroit, Michigan where it was used for the background music of radio dramas in the 1940s. It was then stored in the transmitter room at the station where all the cool old stuff like this got tossed aside when the next great thing came out. I acquired it in 2005 from the station engineer. This instrument has been fully, painstakingly restored to working condition using modern components that should last a long time. It took over 300 hours of skilled labor and a shop full of test equipment and tools to bring this back to life. The speakers are original Jensen A12 field coils and have been re-coned. The amplifier power tubes are new Sovtek 2A3s, and some tubes in the power supply have been replaced with new old stock tubes of high quality. The instrument has been stripped and refinished in the same color it was originally but it is a satin texture and not a professional high gloss lacquer finish. It looks great in person and I get a lot of compliments on the finish. The nameplate area above the keyboard has not been refinished to preserve the original Hammond logo above the keys. Included are the original service manual, original playing guide, lots of original Sylvania green leaf spare tubes which were from another Novachord so they are period correct, and a magazine ad from 1940 for the Novachord. I will gladly spend time with any serious buyers to go over the technical details of the restoration, show you how it works, and answer any questions you may have about it. This is a vintage/antique/OLD instrument and will require care and feeding over the years just like any other classic instrument. You can play this when you pick it up to verify it is working and as described. Once it leaves our building there are absolutely no returns. You are welcome to try everything out before loading it up. This is not the time to change your mind about buying it, but an opportunity to verify it is in good condition. If you want to check it out before buying it, message us and come on by to play it. It is sold as-is, where is. |
 Click on image for larger version |
|
Asking: $25000 Tim Stoel - Email Address Hidden to Protect from Spammers Gilbert, AZ United States Telephone: 4805587241
|
|
 This page paid for by VintageOrgans.com | |
To Change or Delete this Ad, Enter the Ad Password you chose when placing the ad to DELETE or EDIT this ad:
|
 
| |||
Our inventory of Pre-Owned organs varies daily but we keep this page up to date. Contact us for information on the listed organs or any other tonewheel Hammond model you may need. We have many organs in stock that are not "prepped" for sale yet and they do not necessarily appear in this list.
Only organs listed as including a Warranty get a warranty. Setup and Delivery where specified is subject to negotiated terms and conditions. Extra charges for other than straight in, commercial locations. Free Delivery includes Shipping via Keyboard Carriage and available to any church, school or commercial location within continental USA. Email or Call for further details. Free shipping includes organs purchased from this webpage or in house, marked FREE SHIPPING, not those purchased via ebay.com or other methods nor does the free shipping offer apply in conjunction with any other offer or discount.
Pricing on this website is "internet special" pricing. Mention the prices you see here when shopping in our store to get the internet discount promotional pricing. Free shipping and Discount offers never apply to any unwarranted organ sold with special discount pricing already in place.
*Pedal Solo Units are never rebuilt or included in the price unless specially ordered. Discounted organs are not refurbushed completely but are brought up to a normal standard of resaleable condition and all repairs made. In this economy no one wants to pay for a complete rebuilt which is quite expensive to do.
Very nice A100 Hammond Organ,
Hammond C3 w/ Leslie 122 Scratch and Dent,
Gorgeous Lime Oak RT3 with Leslie 122,
Super Nice C3 w/ Leslie 122,
Hammond C2, w/ Leslie High Power 910 LOUD!,
Hammond A102 w/ Leslie 145,
Perfect Hammond B3, 122 Set,
Hammond RT3, Leslie 122,
Hammond C3, great sounding Leslie 22H,
Genuine Hammond B3 w/ Leslie 145,