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How an early Hammond sounds

Postby flmc59 » 20 Feb 2013, 01:28

I just brought home my 1937 Hammond BC.
This i what i sounds like. I was not expecting it to sound so good!
The preamp is a solid state one but it will be replaced by an tube preamp from a -38 model.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VIMIXwY ... ata_player
The shear power of the organ took me by surprice but after that it "played it self"

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Re: How an early Hammond sounds

Postby DanielD71 » 20 Feb 2013, 01:54

It sounds great !!!
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Re: How an early Hammond sounds

Postby dynanord » 20 Feb 2013, 09:52

Congrats Frederick and thanks for sharing :) Beautiful old Lady !!!
Is that your Motion Sound Leslie connected to the BC?
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Re: How an early Hammond sounds

Postby Darren » 20 Feb 2013, 11:57

That sounds gorgeous. Thanks for sharing - looks like a dream to play.
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Re: How an early Hammond sounds

Postby flmc59 » 20 Feb 2013, 21:07

Hi Darren.
It is beyond a dream to play. The organ has not ben used that much I think. I had its first period at Kilafors HerrgÄrd (Mansion) 1937 - 1998 ca. When a Pastor bought i by chance. He had it until I bought it two weeks ago.
The organ has dual Tonegenerators. The second one is the chorus generator that acts a the extra strings on a tvelve string guitar.
The organ still has the early crome ratchet drawbars and I intend to keep it this way.

The keys are tte early "sharp edge" ones but it is not as bad as everyone said. You do palm smears or the nails.
The action is gorgous. Very little sideways play. It clicks just as it should and no settings to worry about. It is a take it or leave it organ.
The top end is edgier on the esrly organs since they did not have the tapering that compensates for the topend folback.

Next steps is fixing the missing tones and reinstall the tube amp.
I also have a M100 TG with the scanner and delay line intact
So I plan to use it sitting beside the organ to give me a scanner vibrato.
In my workshop I have the chassis from an L100 so with that i should be able to design at percussion circuit and a vibrato non vibrato pre amp. Also use the poweramp to give me nice distorsion.
This unit will also sit on the outside since all mods have to be nonintrusive in order to keep her original.

Hope all is well with you.
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Re: How an early Hammond sounds

Postby rippinux » 21 Feb 2013, 01:11

Yeah , Baby !!!!!!!!! SMOKIN " ,,,,,,,,,/ formerly Robert Nuckels
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Re: How an early Hammond sounds

Postby flmc59 » 21 Feb 2013, 15:04

The BC was rum through my Leslie 145.
Via a yamha guitartop for reverb and tone control
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