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First full-digitally sampled Hammond organ, with dual manual, downloadable voice tables, and MIDI. [86] [87] Manufactured by Suzuki-Hammond, the predecessor of later Hammond-Suzuki. Super CX-2000: 1988 [88] CX-2000 and its minor model SX-2000, probably released by Hammond Suzuki in 1988, were based on the predecessors, SX-1 & CX-1.
A Hammond C-3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert. The instrument was first manufactured in 1935. It has two manuals along with a set of bass pedals. A variety of models have been produced. The most popular is the B-3, produced between 1954 and 1974. The instrument was designed to replace the pipe organ in churches, and early adopters ...
Barbara Dennerlein has been praised for her work on the Hammond's bass pedals. The Hammond organ was perceived as outdated by the late 1970s, particularly in the UK, where it was often used to perform pop songs in social clubs. [156] Punk and new wave bands tended to prefer second-hand combo organs from the 1960s, or use no keyboards at all. [157]
Korg CX-3 (1980) According to journalist Gordon Reid, it "came close to emulating the true depth and passion of a vintage Hammond." [1]Transporting the heavy Hammond organ, bass pedalboard (a B-3 organ, bench and pedalboard weighs 425 pounds/193 kg) and Leslie speaker cabinets to performance venues makes it cumbersome for artists to tour with a vintage electromechanical organ.
After Hammond pioneered the electronic organ in the 1930s, other manufacturers began to market their own versions of the instrument. By the end of the 1950s, familiar brand names of home organs in addition to Hammond included Conn, Kimball, Lowrey, and others, while companies such as Allen and Rodgers manufactured large electronic organs designed for church and other public settings.
The 30-note pedalboard of a Rieger organ. A pedalboard (also called a pedal keyboard, pedal clavier, or, with electronic instruments, a bass pedalboard [1]) is a keyboard played with the feet that is usually used to produce the low-pitched bass line of a piece of music.
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Johnny Hammond's 1972 soul-jazz beauty is another stunning example of great creativity at Creed Taylor's Kudu label through the mid-'70s". [ 3 ] Track listing
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