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Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:51 pm

Have read elsewhere that the Hammonds have about 2 dwt of Palladium in the key connects. Not to mention the speaker, amplifier and all the wire as well as any brass and shred I can find in it.

I have this one that I grabbed for $10 from Craigslist a while back. We enjoyed it for a bit, but have an electronic keyboard that is way cooler!!!

I have opened it up and there isn't much there. I don't believe I'll make more than $30 at an auction, and sort of want to just tear it apart to try it. But wanted to pause, collect my thoughts, and ask what you guys thought before I go to the hammer.

So.... what do you think? Scrap or Auction?
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrap or Auction?

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:51 pm

The speaker.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrap or Auction?

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:04 pm

Auctioneer says they cannot sell them. I'll give updates as I tear this thing down. It's one of the lightweight ones, so I'm not holding my breath.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Hour 1

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:36 pm

One hour into the demo (and then called away for dinner and lack of sunshine).

Ok, so here's the top layer. The tips of these contacts are supposed to be palladium. There's also supposed to be a thin palladium wire that runs along the contacts.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - End of Hour 1

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:40 pm

Under the lower set of keys, I found a pen, a kids fork and a copper penny. The copper will be included in the final total. :lol:

Below is the end of hour 1. The items on the left need to be broken down further. On the right, the hollow shell of a former organ.

When I get another afternoon, I'll keep on.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby messymessy » Tue Aug 28, 2012 9:17 pm

Neat idea. Please let us know how it turns out. What is palladium worth anyhow?
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:17 pm

messymessy wrote:Neat idea. Please let us know how it turns out. What is palladium worth anyhow?


Currently $634/ounce.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby hobo finds » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:17 pm

Have you found a place to sell the palladium to?
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:53 pm

hobo finds wrote:Have you found a place to sell the palladium to?


Not yet. You got a suggestion?
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby hobo finds » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:56 pm

Market Harmony????? Not sure :?:
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby Dr. Cadmium » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:39 pm

With many of these organs, the parts are worth far more than scrap value. I don't know if that's the case with this model.

If you have a small amount of Palladium, the marketplace here is probably one of the best places to sell it. Many refineries don't even give credit for it.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby avidbrandy » Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:58 am

Wow thanks for the pictures. That was really cool to see.
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby OtusLotus » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:07 am

Do you know anyone named Patrick? Maybe a Christmas or Birthday present!
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby jasmatk » Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:14 pm

:wave: What did you end up doing? how much did you get?
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby Numis Pam » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:51 am

jasmatk wrote::wave: What did you end up doing? how much did you get?


+1 Yeah, dont leave us hanging... we wanna know! :P
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Re: Hammond V-170 Organ - Scrapping in Progress

Postby OneBiteAtATime » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:58 pm

Numis Pam wrote:
jasmatk wrote::wave: What did you end up doing? how much did you get?


+1 Yeah, dont leave us hanging... we wanna know! :P



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The whole mess is pushed to the back of the garage and I've beento the scrap yard once or twice since I started it.... sometimes I'm just lazy.
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