Tricks and sounds on the Hammond organ by Klaus Wunderlich

[aribays]

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[decatlon14]

all right thanks for the information.

[decatlon14]

it sound like some of these recordings, specialy the one at the begining, were made on the X66

[Thedaanvo]

@decatlon14 Yes, that was my idea too at first, but no record of him mentions a X66. So this was done on a H-series 'real' tone wheel Hammond.

He used this model up to 1976/77 when he traded his three organs (Lowrey H25-3, Hammond H100, Wersi W 248) in for the then brand new Wersi Helios, which had an extraordinairy drawbarsound.

[paulj0557]

There is a good documentary about Jimmy Smith that was made in Germany when he played there...a must see really, even if you aren't a big Jazz fan. Just search Jimmy Smith 1965 documentary. Could you imagine if he had discovered Klaus when he got over there? Obviously they could play like each other if they wanted to...no worse than any of us, right?

[Thedaanvo]

@paulj0557 Sounds interesting. Klaus by then was still leading his busy life accompanying singers and orchestras. That ended in 1972 when he opened a recording studio in his home in Germany.

[SuperCarambaboy]

Klaus was amazing when you think about all the stuf he did and the effects he created. No one can surpass his talent..I am so glad I colelcted all his records from the70's..his music lives on and so does his inspiration. Thank you KW!

[expertman60]

you know the wah-wah and that piano sound that klaus wunderltch uses?

[Thedaanvo]

@expertman60 The 'wah' should come close with this: start with 008000000 and then pull the drawbars 4', 2 2/3' and 2' out together until you got 008888000. That creates a 'wah'. The piano is probably an arpeggio function of the Hammond, but a combination like 000508000 with long sustain should come close.

[stone14me]

wow,amazing!!!

[expertman60]

what are the drawbar settings for the street organ, orchestra, and choir?

[Thedaanvo]

@expertman60 Here are some registrations that come close, someones I got from a professional Hammond player.

Street organ: 008645800 with celeste vibrato

Orchestra: 808808008, more full sound 808808888

A nice one is the Jazz choir 'du-wah'. Start with 008800000 for the 'du' and then go to 008888800. If you do that holding the keys, you get a 'wah' effect.

A more big choir can be achieved with combs like 588764210.

Hope this is helpful!

[expertman60]

@Thedaanvo Thanks! they work great!

[AndrewGilbert56]

Hmm, I just tried that drawbar setting. Not really a bagpipe to my ears, sorry!

I think the two drawbars you mention are the 'extras' on a Wersi but they are not the ones on the H and X Hammonds. The Hammond produces two pitches for each of these drawbars. Drawbar I is 1 1/7' and 5/9' (7th and 9th harmonics) and Drawbar II is 4/5' and 2/3' (10th and 12th harmonics).

I've been in the organ business for 42 years and had the pleasure of meeting Herr W on a few occasions. A real gentleman.

[Thedaanvo]

@AndrewGilbert56 Well, the bagpipe sound was Hammond generated, on the Wersi that combination came quite close to the sound on the recording, but there were some Wersivoice effects on it, so it didn't have much to do wit Hammond-sounds anyway. Wersi has also a typical sound that differs from the Hammond.

Klaus was a real artist, I feel so sorry he passed away almost 15 years ago. His Hammond recordings are his very best to me.

[AndrewGilbert56]

Easy! Hammond H100. How do I know? 1) Only the H has the different vibrato and celeste types used here. 2) I can hear the extra 'mixture' drawbars being used. Only the H, X77 and X66 hasve these. 3) The Marimba voice is used at one point. Only the H has this as well as the mixture drawbars and the vibrato types.

But..... Not every sound here is coming from the Hammond. The accompaniments and the bass certainly come from other instruments, and I'm not 100% sure about the bagpipes sound.

[Thedaanvo]

@AndrewGilbert56 Congratulations! You're right. This was all played on the H100, in most cases combined with a rhythm group (bass, guitar, percussion). I don't know if you're familiar with Klaus Wunderlich, but you really should hear the 'Hammond Fireworks' album. With the use of multi-tracking, he uses only the Hammond, even imitating the drum instruments.

With the extra drawbars, the combination 00850544308 should come close tot the bagpipe sound. The extra 2 drawbars are 4/5 and 2/3.

[Orgelwahn]

Hmmm, auf welcher Hammond hat Klaus das denn gespielt? :-)

ist ja Super genial^^

[MegaWilland]

Really nice and excellent put together!!