Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Reproductions of two Leslie combos that appeared in small numbers in very late 1952 and very early 1953. After Leslie switched from the three digit bells and the 3J and 5D chords to two digit bells and the 3L and 5T chords they still had a small stock of three digit bells leftover. Rather than scrap these bells the three digit number was ground off, an incorrect two digit number was stamped on and they were put in horns. Most of the three digit bells were sold as single chimes, but a few were sold in multi chime horns which significantly changed the sound. In particular there were a lot of 277 bells that got used in place of 25 bells, and that is what is demonstrated in this video.
My S5T is my 1970's era 5T. I do not have 5 bronze tab chambers, so I opted to use the aluminum round backs from the 5T. The chambers do not make a big difference in sound, its the bells that do so not a big deal there.
Reproductions of two Leslie combos that appeared in small numbers in very late 1952 and very early 1953. After Leslie switched from the three digit bells and the 3J and 5D chords to two digit bells and the 3L and 5T chords they still had a small stock of three digit bells leftover. Rather than scrap these bells the three digit number was ground off, an incorrect two digit number was stamped on and they were put in horns. Most of the three digit bells were sold as single chimes, but a few were sold in multi chime horns which significantly changed the sound. In particular there were a lot of 277 bells that got used in place of 25 bells, and that is what is demonstrated in this video.
My S5T is my 1970's era 5T. I do not have 5 bronze tab chambers, so I opted to use the aluminum round backs from the 5T. The chambers do not make a big difference in sound, its the bells that do so not a big deal there.
