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The Hammond organ is an electric organ, invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert [1] and first manufactured in 1935. [2] Various models were produced, which originally used tonewheels to generate sound via additive synthesis , where component waveform ratios are mixed by sliding switches called drawbars and imitate the pipe organ's registers.
Chord buttons on the chord organ ()Chord organ is a kind of home organ that has a single short keyboard and a set of chord buttons, enabling the musician to play a melody or lead with one hand and accompanying chords with the other, like the accordion with a set of chord buttons which was originated from a patent by Cyrill Demian in 1829, etc. [1] [2] (See Accordion#History [note 1])
The Hammond Organ Company produced an estimated two million instruments in its lifetime; these have been described as "probably the most successful electronic organs ever made". [40] A key ingredient to the Hammond organ's success was the use of dealerships and a sense of community.
The Hammond clock model "Como" The Hammond Clock Company was founded in 1928 to produce and market clocks that were equipped with Hammond's new motor. The Hammond clock factory manufactured more than 100 different clock models, some simple and cheap, others made from expensive materials such as marble and onyx. [4]
One-touch chords (Hammond S-6 Chord Organ in 1950) Automatic Orchestra Control (Lowrey organ in 1963) [28] — turns a single note (on upper manual) into a full chord (designated on lower manual). [30] Autochord (Hammond Piper in 1970, Lowrey Magic Genie in c.1975) Automatic walking bass (Gulbransen [27]) Arpeggiator (Hammond organ, [31] etc.)
The organ pairs baseball with the tones of the past and present. And it was first heard over 80 years ago at Wrigley Field on Chicago's north side. On April 26, 1941 Ray Nelson entertained fans ...
Milton Brent Buckner (July 10, 1915 – July 27, 1977) [2] was an American jazz pianist and organist, who in the early 1950s popularized the Hammond organ. [3] He pioneered the parallel chords style [4] that influenced Red Garland, George Shearing, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. Buckner's brother, Ted Buckner, was a jazz saxophonist.
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert [6] and first manufactured in 1935. [7]