turning my organ into a guitar amp

[echo44]

found a 1958 m3 hammond want to convert to guitar amp any suggestions?
here is part of it

[echo44]

more pics 1958 hammond

[Colossal]

Haha, your thread title made me laugh...

Sorry for the sophomoric humor and no amp content.

[xtian]

Organ.

You've got a great basis for an 18-watt Lite, or Camen Ghia. Rock!

[M Fowler]

That is a Hammond AO-35 reverb amp same one used by Dr. Z for his Carmen Ghia.

I turned mine in to a IIB lite Marshall 18w.

[echo44]

so where should i start?
any schematics you guys can recommend?
I did fire it up this afternoon it already doesn't sound to bad although
there are a few caps and resisters on the rca input jack that are probably not
helping with the sound.

The other thing in my hammond M3 is what looks like a much bigger amp with lots of tubes is that worth making into an amp?

The build date on the organ is 1958
Thanks

[Reeltarded]

What kind of amp do you like? You can make a simple version of anything in there except for I dunno what..

[echo44]

18 watt marshall?

[Leo_Gnardo]

Crikeys! Too nice an organ to wreck just to extract amp parts. Unless it's already a wreck.

I'd find an old 'mono' hi fi amp to do that, hey in fact I have a couple. Someday...

Scott, Fisher, HarmonKardboard, Magnavox, Voice-of-Music, etc they're around. Check your Craigslist, ask your neighbors. If you're in an area where you have to haul your own garbage to the dump. there's often an "exchange" shack. Some goodies have been found that way. And on the curb, community cleanup day.

[M Fowler]

Schematics

[DocJames]

Hey what would a good PT/OT be for an AO-35? Thinking of making this one for my little nephew.

[Phil_S]

I think they are taking new members again at 18watt.com and that is where to go with this, IMHO, unless you are disinclined to do a Marshall.

[DocJames]

So just a good 18watt ot/pt would be the best option for an AO-35? What iron does dr z use in the Carmen ghia?

[tribi9]

Haha, your thread title made me laugh...

Sorry for the sophomoric humor and no amp content.

When I read the title, I wondered where the hell the input would be.

[drew]

I think they are taking new members again at 18watt.com and that is where to go with this, IMHO, unless you are disinclined to do a Marshall.

+1

The one I built is in this thread, if you can get into the site:
http://www.18watt.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=19675