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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.
The sale includes some 650 items dating back to the 1950s including stage-played instruments, stage-worn clothing, touring gear, awards, memorabilia, paintings, jewelry, furniture and personal ...
Console Hammond organs such as the B-3 require two switches: "Start" to drive the starter motor and "Run" to drive the main tonewheel generator. Before a Hammond organ can produce sound, the motor that drives the tonewheels must come up to speed. On most models, starting a Hammond organ involves two switches.
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 ...
Hammond did finally manage to save his company in 1931 with a $75,000.00 contract from the Postal Telegraph Company, for putting their company name on large electric wall clocks. These clocks were to replace old key-wind clocks in railroad stations. What further saved the company was his invention of the Hammond organ. His first model, the ...
Simplified diagram of how a tonewheel works Goldschmidt tone wheel (1910), used as an early beat frequency oscillator. A tonewheel or tone wheel is a simple electromechanical apparatus used for generating electric musical notes in electromechanical organ instruments such as the Hammond organ and in telephony to generate audible signals such as ringing tone.
Since 1967, Hammond Organ Company distributed Rhythm Ace under Hammond brand. Hammond Auto-Vari 64 (based on Roland Rhythm 77) [A][H] Ace Tone model also shipped from Hammond. Ace Tone FR-2L ⇒ Hammond Auto (1972) [Media 16] Ace Tone FR-3 ⇒ Hammond Rhythm 2 [Media 16] [R][H] Hammond shipped far improved model based on Roland's improved model.
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