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- It was patented by its American inventor Laurens Hammond in 1934. Unlike most other instruments of its type, it produces its sound through a complex set of rotary, motor-driven generators.
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Until 1975, Hammond organs generated sound by creating an electric current from rotating a metal tonewheel near an electromagnetic pickup, and then strengthening the signal with an amplifier to drive a speaker cabinet. The organ is commonly used with the Leslie speaker . Around two million Hammond organs have been manufactured.
- 1935–1975 (tonewheel models), 1967–1985 (transistor models), 1986–present (digital models)
- $1,193 (Model A, 1935), $2,745 (Model B-3, 1955)
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The spinning treble horn and bass rotor gave the Hammond Organ a “tremulant”, as it’s called in the pipe organ world. Pitch-changing vibrato, volume-changing Tremolo, and a little “whoosh” of moving air all put together. It made the Hammond Organ sound completely different.
In this three part series of interviews with Cliff Unruh, we are going to talk about inventor Laurens Hammond and how the Hammond Organ Company came about, how the Hammond works from a simplified technical standpoint, and how the mechanical design shapes the sound characteristics that make the Hammond so iconic.
Nov 2, 2009 · Smith's dazzling virtuoso grasp of the pedals and drawbars of the Hammond led the organ to infect jazz, gospel, soul and blues, before crossing over and being mangled by rock.
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Published October 1997. In these days of synths that stay in production for just a couple of years before being discontinued, respect is due to a keyboard design that's survived more than half a century of changing musical fashion and is still going strong. Hammond‑lover Rod Spark pulls out all the stops to bring you a personal organ odyssey.
Jan 11, 2024 · January 11, 2024. By. Paul Sexton. Jimmy Smith at the Hammond organ. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images. There was once a man who invented an automatic transmission system for cars, a type...
