Recently, I purchased a vintage 1949 Hammond BC (B3 Family) organ. I spied it at an open house (Real Estate, my wonderful day job) and with the help of some very wonderful people, Celeste Henzel & Linda Ramalot I was able to purchase this lovely instrument from the sellers who were also very special people. These instruments have become the backbone to every Blues, R&B, Funk, Jazz and Rock & Roll recording that you have probably ever loved, listened to or danced to in your life (Jimmy Smith, Motown, Booker T, Rascals, Procul Harem, Spencer Davis, Traffic, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, etc., etc.) and the list goes on. That beautiful tone is lovingly enhanced by the Leslie speaker, which is also an American made artifact which is an integral part of the Hammond sound. When I found this model 147 it was the home to a family of rats, so you can imagine how old and funky this honey was. Without the Leslie speaker, the Hammond organ sounds like an ordinary church organ, without the soul. With the Leslie, now that is a whole different animal. I digress. So, I am bringing some parts for the Leslie over to my friend Kevin Korecky (Pro Audio Rental) whom I recommend and use for all my restoration projects, repairs, and sound reinforcement events. Kevin is one very talented, hard working engineer and craftsman and a good friend. We have been hanging out for over 20 years in this show business, music production field and he shares the same passion as I do for music. So, we are sitting there in his shop, checking out the new parts and discussing progress and Kevin tells me that he will use, “Muslim Cloth” for covering the low end speaker horn. (Technical note: What makes these speakers sound so kewl is that they rotate with two speed options. One is a slow speed which produces a phasing sound and the second is a fast speed which produces a ’spin cycle’ whirling effect to whatever sound is being sent through the Leslie). Now remember, this is a restoration project for a classic piece of Americana. When I heard, “Muslim cloth” it just sounded bad given the current events of the last 6 years. At the risk of sounding religiously insensitive, I want you to know that Muslim cloth is used for just about everything in stage/music production because it is porous and let’s the sound/light filter through and is very light weight. I want to make sure that everyone understands that this is not a religious slight on purpose, but in jest and sensitivity, of course. So I say to Kevin, do we really want Muslim “anything” in this American made cabinet? I happen to notice this American flag sitting on a shelve close by, all folded up. I look at Kevin and he smiled, and the next thing we know, we had desecrated this flag for the purpose of making American music and restoring the honor of this original, “Hitsville USA” device within the speaker enclosure. So, what do you think? Is this a good use of our flag? Or, is this an act of treason, or simply a statement? Personally, I think it looks great. What are your thoughts? Kevin and I were discussing building these out in all denominations, Canadian, California Bear, Confederacy, Italian, Mexican, Russian, French, African and selling them over the internet. We are looking for VC. Let us know if you are interested in investing ;->