Hi all!.
Ive come across this piece of equipment. Not being a organ player,Id like to know if anyone could justify the price of 150 Euros (about $200). According to owner is in working condition but for one key. Im just looking for some keyboard to learn how to play,but something with a little caracter and affordable.
http://www.segundamano.es/vi/11799759.htm?ca=11_s
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated
We bought a used Conn for my high school garage band in the 70s, which had a bank of tubes like that. It was a bear to get working and in tune, though we finally did.
Then it sounded...pretty thin and generic. It was not a Hammond.
If possible, you should hear this in person before buying and see if you LIKE the sound. They are MUCH more limited than modern keyboards.
This is a very old Minuet (mid to late 1960s). Unlike other electronic organs of that time (excluding Hammond which generated its tone in a completely different way), that used 12 tone generators and then split off of them for octaves; Conn used a separate tone generator for each note. Conn has been out of business for a long time so parts are virtually unobtainable and would be costly if you could find them. My advice would be to stay away from it. I used to work on these back in the 60s and they're a real pain in the a$$.
whoa, for $150 I'd at least take a look at all those tubes in there, and what shape they're in!
I'd stay away from it. Some old Hammonds can fetch $6000US easily---an old Conn, $60. Look into a Korg BX3 instead.
