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Hammond Leslie 981

Discontinued

A traditional full-size red walnut Leslie with 11- and 8-pin sockets, a 1/4-inch line input and footswitch jack, a tube overdrive and a sub-woofer output. Hammond still lists its specifications but no longer shows it among current Leslies.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Hammond
Status
Discontinued

Speaker

Type
Rotary cabinet
Rotors
Horn and drum
Drivers
High-power horn driver, 15-inch woofer

Connections

Inputs
Leslie 11-pin, Leslie 8-pin, 1/4-inch
Speed control
Organ Leslie switch, Footswitch

Features

Features
Tube overdrive, Three-band EQ, Sub-woofer line out, Adjustable rotor ramp times
Works with
Hammond organs via 11- or 8-pin; other keyboards via 1/4-inch

Size & weight

Colours
Red walnut
Dimensions (W × D × H)
743 × 524 × 1057 mm
Weight
67.6 kg

Accessories

Add-ons made for this rotary speaker.

  • Hammond FS-9H foot pedal

    Hammond

    FS-9H

    Current
    Pedal type
    Footswitch
    Connector
    —
    Polarity switch
    —
    Cable length
    —
    —

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