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i have a hammond C2. it has trek II percussion.

problem is ive noticed i have three note the warble. sounds like having water in your mouth and gargling very quietly. if i pull out the draw bars one at a time. i only here it on the first three.

the note are the same on both manuals, making me think it has something to do the the tone generator.

low C, the C two octaves up from low c, and the A, two ocatves above the lowest a.

the organ is pretty mint. still has the preset stickers, and paper work in the bench.

what is the problem? is my C2 going to die? should i not be playing it till i have it looked at? is it fine to leave it since it doesnt bother me?

so im kinda freakin out...a little. im selling my mark II, the guys on his way driving up from NYC, and a pickup just died!!!

the copper winding wire broke, but it still had a little magnetic pull. not like the pickups next to it though.

i pulled it out and tried to unwind once and re solder it back. thought i got it, but i didnt. once i put it back in, the pickups on either side, one to the left, and two to the right stopped working. then i really freaked out.

i pulled it back out. then connected the wires from the pickups on either side of the empty spot where the dead pickup was. then everybody worked again. (other then the one that was really dead).

this ever happen to anyone else, and why did it happen. the pickups on either side going dead i mean.

in any case. its the B, below middle C. i feel bad that it broke, but nothing i can do. thats whats up with old gear. i guess ill just have the guy pay me $10-$20 less then i was asking. i think thats far.

i just started to notice something weird going on. when i use the sustain pedal on my 1973 mark I some of the notes in the mid range arent sustaining right. if i press the pedal to the floor the dampers move away from the tines, but a few not far enough though. from there, if i release the pedal just a hair they move further away from the tines and sustain right. since this only happens in the mid range i assume the rod is flexing, and pushing the damper release bar too far up in the middle letting the dampers stay close to the tines. then when i take pressure off, it comes down enough to push them away. how can i solve this. new damper bar? maybe find i stainless rod that spans the whole damper release bar instead of the two small pins?

anybody ever have this problem?