I made a DIY Leslie from a junked Thomas Console organ someone ditched in a canyon gully near my house. It had a built-in tremolo unit without the rotary horn speaker. I played an old Kurzweil that had some decent Tone Wheel patches and the physical Leslie added to their authenticity. People were distracted by the rotating foam rotor so I began hiding it behind my rig. Keyboardists would come over on breaks and ask what Leslie emulator I was using because they told me it was the best one they'd ever heard. Ha! However, the old-school Hammond jazz purists like Brian Auger who prefer their jazz organ without Leslie, are still out there. Even Jimmy Smith was not known for heavy Leslie use. He usually kept the Tremelo slow and maybe goose the speed here and there, but nowhere near the frequency other players like Tower of Power B3 players Roger Smith or Chester Thompson who probably cut their B3 chops in a gospel church somewhere.
For those who want to hear how it sounds, the organ in the background music for these 4 DIY Leslie Speaker Half Size videos was played thru the Looselie speaker. You've been listening to it the whole time. Thanks for watching. Scott
I like what you did but i was thinking, Ebay and reverb sells parts. Couldnt one just buy the parts and build a cabinet? Its really just a spinning motor with an attachment from the speaker to the amp.
Very good, but didn't your daddy tell you, you never draw an open knife blade towards yourself 6.20. Wrapped knuckles, thats how people end up in hospital having 8 stitches. This is important - as a Police Officer I spent a good deal of time dealing with DIY home accidents... including a guy who fell off a ladder and broke his neck (wheel chair bound but lived) and a guy who cut his foot clean off with an industrial blade strimmer... having cross threaded the securing nut which came off at 15,000 RPM. I carried his foot in a supermarket carrier bag to the car and luckily they managed to sew it back on. Fingers, eyes... generally not so lucky. Buy thanks for the Lesley insight.
Dude. Check it out. The. Leslie. Sounds good. Guys. Nice work. On the. Leslie. You know. What Leslie are made out of. Wood. Wow. Now that. What. I call. Leslie. Someone cool
Nice build! Like you, I wanted a Leslie that's small, lightweight, and easily transported. I rescued a rotor board from a junked 1960s Lowrey organ and made a cabinet for it. There's a 10" Eminence speaker firing upward into the rotor for full 360-degree swirl: i.ibb.co/HVJ10qS/Leslie-Completed.jpg
I'm glad you're not seriously injured.
that lifting case is absolutely incredible
This chap is amazing! Perhaps his next project could be build your own Stargate so he can travel back to his own planet? Lol 😁 Love the sound effects.
I love this! It leaves me on the edge of my seat for part 2! Nice Scott!!! :)
You have some very interesting and creative DIY fabrication techniques !!! ;)
As a DIY Leslie builder, even without seeing Part II, I can say with confidence: I'm not worthy.
You should show your hands.. Oh yeah! nice speaker also. Thanks!
I made a DIY Leslie from a junked Thomas Console organ someone ditched in a canyon gully near my house. It had a built-in tremolo unit without the rotary horn speaker. I played an old Kurzweil that had some decent Tone Wheel patches and the physical Leslie added to their authenticity. People were distracted by the rotating foam rotor so I began hiding it behind my rig. Keyboardists would come over on breaks and ask what Leslie emulator I was using because they told me it was the best one they'd ever heard. Ha! However, the old-school Hammond jazz purists like Brian Auger who prefer their jazz organ without Leslie, are still out there. Even Jimmy Smith was not known for heavy Leslie use. He usually kept the Tremelo slow and maybe goose the speed here and there, but nowhere near the frequency other players like Tower of Power B3 players Roger Smith or Chester Thompson who probably cut their B3 chops in a gospel church somewhere.
Thanks a lot! Hi from Costa Rica!
For those who want to hear how it sounds, the organ in the background music for these 4 DIY Leslie Speaker Half Size videos was played thru the Looselie speaker. You've been listening to it the whole time. Thanks for watching. Scott
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Can I buy your DIY Leslie?
This Old Tony 2 ?
What model/type of electric 2 speed motor did you use on the speaker horn?
Usted las vende???
I like what you did but i was thinking, Ebay and reverb sells parts. Couldnt one just buy the parts and build a cabinet? Its really just a spinning motor with an attachment from the speaker to the amp.
Very very funny! Love 0:06
Can't believe you went through all this and didn't play anything through it!
Genius. Could You share The project?
Very good, but didn't your daddy tell you, you never draw an open knife blade towards yourself 6.20. Wrapped knuckles, thats how people end up in hospital having 8 stitches. This is important - as a Police Officer I spent a good deal of time dealing with DIY home accidents... including a guy who fell off a ladder and broke his neck (wheel chair bound but lived) and a guy who cut his foot clean off with an industrial blade strimmer... having cross threaded the securing nut which came off at 15,000 RPM. I carried his foot in a supermarket carrier bag to the car and luckily they managed to sew it back on. Fingers, eyes... generally not so lucky.
Buy thanks for the Lesley insight.
“Who doesn’t want their organ bigger “ Man... I’ll never tire of that instrument being used to make jokes about genitalia.
Is that really dot matrix printer paper?
what kind of hand lotion do you use? joking..
Dude. Check it out. The. Leslie. Sounds good. Guys. Nice work. On the. Leslie. You know. What Leslie are made out of. Wood. Wow. Now that. What. I call. Leslie. Someone cool
Could you help a guy who wants to do this? You said you’ve got the plans?
Nice build! Like you, I wanted a Leslie that's small, lightweight, and easily transported. I rescued a rotor board from a junked 1960s Lowrey organ and made a cabinet for it. There's a 10" Eminence speaker firing upward into the rotor for full 360-degree swirl: i.ibb.co/HVJ10qS/Leslie-Completed.jpg
Would you sell this ?
also spider! 6:06
As DIY Leslie builder, & 40 years Hammond pro, - rubbish.