What is the status and availability of Hammond Organ Run Motors and Repairs?
There are two basic motor types used in Hammond Organ tone generator type organs made prior to 1975, Non Self Starting Motors and Self Starting Motors. NON SELF STARTING RUN MOTORS – The earliest Hammond tone generator organs utilized a two switch combination system of starting the organ — START SWITCH and RUN SWITCH. These organs actually have two motors in them — A start motor and a run motor. The start motor rarely fails and does not generally require replacement or repair. The run motor, on the other hand contains two coils and these motors do require repair from time to time due to coil failure or mechanical problems. We do perform the repair on these motors and the scanners attached to them. The scanner may or may not require repair when a motor fails. If it is determined that the scanner is not defective or if the tech does the scanner repair locally, it is only necessary to pack up and return the motor to us for repair. The two assemblies, motor and scanner, can be carefully
