Hammond Organ factory promo - Part 1 of 2

[Denvermorgan2000]

Im amazed by the amount work they put into each organ if they had kept that up they would never have made a B3000 but i think the problem was no one knew those electronic circuits would be such a problem the auto makers went though the same thing in the 70s early 80s

[TheNorthernSoulKing]

Not the kinda of music I would be plaing on a Hammond good old 60s and 70's music

[The2010SnowDay]

@TheNorthernSoulKing That's how a hammond should sound, not necessarily the song choice, but with the rich, deep harmonies, and a wide range of expression.

[TheNorthernSoulKing]

@The2010SnowDay Have you heard of the concord

[trainroomgary]

Thanks for sharing the "Hammond Story" !

[DanteStar7]

Thank You for posting. Very intersting.

[WMAPAL]

Excellent video and new to me even as a former Hammond Organ dealer. To think these great instrument were invented and built right here in the USA up until CBS closed and sold them, ( I think to Suzuki sometime in the late 80's or 90's), primarily for the name.

[shnewsman]

Remember the technology--which is why so many still work today. An ELECTRIC organ...not electronic. But it was Don Leslie that gave the Hammond organ its real voice. Had Laurens Hammond not been so stubborn and proud...

[patsaxon]

Those tone wheel organs last forever! Any electronic organ by Hammond does not last as long and encounters many technical problems.

[ctpctp]

I really want to dub the audio from the beginning to the docking scene in 2001 A Space Odyssey :) Awesome film about Hammond, btw, thanks for posting it!!!

[sacgrooves]

this is why I love playing hammond organs

[paulj0557]

The Hammond has literally 27,000,000 tonal combinations using draw bars, but many players forget that when coupled with a good amplifier and speaker system the world of timbres open up as well. Nothing worse to my ears than a person playing the keys like buttons and expecting that Leslie to make the sound dynamic. Good volume pedal technique is one thing, but there are 9 successive contacts on ea. key. You needn't play all 9 of these tones. With practice you can learn subtle keying techniques.

[deerfish3000]

Unfortunately, when the old wax capacitors deteriorate, the capacitance value drifts considerably from the orginal value, resulting in a dull, muddy tone. (Not to mention the filter capcitors that no longer filter out the 60Hz hum) If you replace them, you'll get the brightness and fullness of the tone back.

[steverabb]

@deerfish3000 Well, Deerfish, My Hammond A100 is 45 plus years old and stil has the same capacitors from when it was born. Still sounds good...take a listen.

[Riskteven]

Thanks!

[EddieLandsberg]

Wowzers ! ! ! This definitely is rare and amazing !

[charliecrash]

@Riskteven: Johann Strauss II - An der schonen blauen Donau

[Riskteven]

If I only knew what the name of this waltz in the beginning is called. Anyone who knows?

[deerfish3000]

@Riskteven The Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss

[theorganloft]

Awesome! Where did you find this!

[rounder2u]

What a great upload! Many thanks for sharing these two clips.

A very rare and interesting glimpse into the assembly line of products (especially the B-3/C-3) that now is a part of history. The quality was so high that with proper maintenance these products are still live and kickin'.

First came Cahill with his Telharmonium.

Then came Hammond with his organ based on the same tonewheel idea as Cahill used.

Then Jimmy Smith entered the scene and showed the world how to play the Hammond organ.

[hammondrt3]

This is a priceless Video, I am the proud owner of three Hammond Organs

D-152 Concert Model, B-3 & H-324. Thank you again for this rich posting!

[Organgrinder010]

Fantastic!!

[SubaruB4RSK]

Great video!

[Hamaround]

This is a great little piece of Americana

[southerncrescent1401]

It's a shame that they don't make them this way any more.