NEW PHOTOS & VIDEO ADDED (Strat not included...!)

Update July 2026:

We have fixed the Volume/Expression Pedal, replaced the old bulb with a couple of LEDs and the correct resistor - now works perfectly.

Listing:
Just click on the YouTube link to watch the organ demo video - you'll understand everything about this Hammond & Leslie.

If you're looking for one of these, I'm guessing you know exactly what it is - if not, feel free to ask any questions. I'll do my best to answer them or point you to the right parts of the Internet.

Classic 1975-78 vintage drawbar Hammond Organ, intended as a modern, new "portable" version of the B3, based on the "transportable" "Porta B" using integrated circuits ("chips") for the first time instead of tonewheels. Manufactured by the then-new Nihon-Hammond company in Japan.

The Leslie 760 of the same vintage is a beast. Loud, bright, clear and sounds beautiful. It rattles and blows air at you when it's going full-tilt. It's really THE sound we're all looking for. From the numbers on components it seems this was manufactured in 1975, so I'm guessing that's the date of the X5 too.

Incidentally, if you have Spotify/Apple Music/Amazon Music, this X5/Leslie combo features heavily on just about every track released by Bikini Test Failure since 2001. Have a listen!

Features:

Drawbars and presets for upper and lower keyboards
2nd & 3rd harmonic "key-clicks" for upper manual
Vibratos, built-in spring reverb
Leslie control, on/off, fast/slow - the best part of the whole rig

I've owned this combo since 1996, purchased from "Golden Oldies" organ shop in Hawarden, Cheshire.
Whilst it was only "gigged" five times, it was dragged to and from rehearsal studios, so as you'll see from some some of the close-up photos, it bears the scars of being dragged in and out of vans and endlessly assembled/disassembled. It was advertised as "portable" which is really a terrible lie - one person can barely lift it and ideally, it should be built and left built - and played everyday of course!

Happy to say, most of the past 30 years it HAS remained assembled in my lounge ready-to-play.
During recent house-renovation work a year ago, I've stored it in my (very nice) garage. Rebuilding it this month, I took the opportunity to take it apart, clean it, even remove and reseat all the silicon chips - made a hell of a difference! And importantly, I cleaned the contacts in those noisy 1970s rocker-switches, the one thing that over the years tends to cause presets or drawbars to not give a good signal or make noisy pops & clicks through the Leslie, especially if left unplayed for a while.

The whole thing is delightfully "user serviceable", with proper screws holding everything together and various parts hingeing out of the way to allow access to other bits. The chips physically "plug in" - Hammond forums are FULL of advice and tips about how to give these keyboards ongoing TLC and keep them sounding fab!

Extras:

I've found and printed both the user and service manuals. Not a lot of use, but nice to have. Likewise a 1975 IM&RW review of its first release.

The footpedal section (mighty bass pedals, they'll rattle your fillings!) contains a 30W amp - there's a 1/4" jack-out for an 8-Ohm speaker, also a line-out to plug into an amp (pre-Leslie of course) and wonderfully, a line-IN! I'd never used it until testing just now - yes, you can plug a guitar or keyboard into the Hammond and hear it coming out of the Leslie, with full rotary effect. 

Not Perfect:

If you've never dealt with a vintage instrument before, I feel it's important to think of it as a desirable, vintage motor car; we'd all love to be driving it down a country lane in the summer, but they can take a lot of TLC to keep running!

Things that were "wrong" with it, aside from the scrapes and dings, which I've done my best to fix, clean, glue etc.:

The volume pedal is now re-wired-in to the circuit and works perfectly. The Leslie Master volume is currently set at about 60% and is a screwdriver-operated recessed pot, not a user-friendly knob.

Three keys on the upper keyboard have been broken and repaired over time with plastic cement and reinforcement underneath with Airfix kit bits! They have held well, but it's something that occasionally happens, as with any plastic keyboard. replacements are available on the internet, but I've never bothered. The service manual pointedly says "don't lift by the keys!" Well, I may have, once...

Over time I have stupidly lost the music stand which was inserted into two holes on top. It wasn't very very rock & roll so I stored it and now it's sadly vanished.

There's a bit of trim missing from around the volume pedal.

The sides of the organ (laminate-trimmed wood) are scraped, from storage and moving - see close-up photos. Happily it's built like a tank.

The rest is cosmetic. As any dings or scrapes have appeared in the Tolex, I've reglued them. For years it was missing a couple of long bolts which held the lid on and so was gaffa-taped shut when not in use - I've repaired the bolts and am now cleaning off the old gaffa-glue.

The chrome stand and metal footpedals have a bit of surface rust which I'm working on with wire wool.

The inked-in names of the well-used preset rocker switches have worn off, but believe me, you won't miss it - look in the manual!

Oh, the Leslie is near-perfect (for a 50-year-old!) A couple of small holes in the Tolex and scrapes underneath where it has been rolled over door-cills. It's on four medium-sized wheels - very good on the right surface - and has two built-in side-handles.

Any questions?

Okay, that's enough for now - I'll add more info as I think of it. It's sold as-is, where-is, no warranty. But I'd be happy to keep in touch and offer my amateur knowledge & moral support.

Of course, it's collection only. It's heavy. It's big. It's hard to lift and work with. Think of it as a couple of washing machines. It would fit in a large estate car, or four-by-four but ideally a van. If you'd like to buy it, I'll be here to help load it and give you a full lesson in how to assemble it, so set aside half-an-hour. It's not instantly obvious!

Thanks for taking the time to look! 

Cheshire, near Junction 18-19 on the M6.
Look forward to your interest and any questions.