TS-2 Tremolo Switch

Model TS-2 Tremolo Switch

The original ‘brown-case’ or half-moon shaped Leslie tremolo control switches were the industry standard for controlling Leslie motor speed changes. But… they were easily broken during moving, the switch contacts wore frequently causing the Leslie to switch intermittently, and the brown plastic knobs were simply impossible to keep attached to the top of the switch lever arm. Many organists found themselves with bleeding fingers or palms due to the knob problem!

During the 60’s and 70’s when many HAMMOND’s were used on the road or moved constantly for other reasons, most organists replaced these switches with other style switches mounted either under the front rail of the organ, or in the lower manual left-hand endblock. In some cases, the installation of a tremolo switch in the original endblock was difficult due to its design – wooden on the oldest organs or black plastic on the later models. They were also not easily removed and required knowledge of the organ disassembly procedure for installation of a new switch or for replacement.

The TS-2 Tremolo Switch was designed to address all of these problems, perform very consistently and offer the organist several additional advantages.

MODEL TS-2 Tremolo Switch Features

• Mounted in a sturdy steel replacement endblock, which replaces the lower manual left hand end block (wood or black plastic) on most Hammond console model organs. The steel end block provides greater protection from moving damage, which is the number one cause of switch failure.
• Provides convenient ‘rocker switch’ control of the Leslie speaker speed changes
• Available in two or three position versions, depending upon which model Leslie is being connected. The three position version is used for some solid-state Leslie models which offer an OFF position in addition to the Chorale (slow) and Tremolo (fast).
• Two electrically isolated switch sections within the TS-2 allow the control of different model Leslies with a single switch. As an example, if you happen to have a Leslie model 122 and a model 147, both Leslie tremolo control circuits can be wired through a single TS-2 switch. (Other Leslie hookup concerns must still be handled, such as correct audio wiring, specific motor control circuitry differences, AC power wiring, etc.)
• A pre-punched mounting hole is provided for addition of a reverb or other control in the same enclosure.

• The TS-2 Tremolo Control Switch was designed to be used in the following console HAMMOND Organ Models:

  A, AB, B, BA, BC, C, AV, BCV, BV, CV, DV, A-100, B-2, C-2, B-3, C-3, D, G, D-152, RT, RT-2, RT-3

  NOTE: The TS-2 is a Tremolo Control Switch ONLY, it is NOT a Leslie Connector Kit! The correct Leslie Connector Kit must be used to hook up an organ to a Leslie! A listing of new Factory Leslie Connector Kits is contained elsewhere in our ONLINE Catalog.