Hammond B3 Organ: A Heavy Magnificence
Hammond B3 Organ: A Heavy Magnificence
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Written by Nitiphat N.   
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Traditionally, there was a variety of Hammons organs, deliberately made for home or church use, or for studio recordings and live gigs. But Hammond b3 organ was the most famous variety of Hammond, and it has been in use even today. This organ consists of two keyboards of 61 notes: the manual or the swell (the top one) and the great (the bottom one). It is unlike any other type of organ, the quality of the sound and the design of the organ itself is exceptionally excellent so you can ensure that it will worth your investment on this musical instrument.
Hammond b3 organ is inclusive of special effects like vibrato effects, percussion effects, drumming effects, chorus effects or decay effects. Both manuals have 9 preset keys, a pair of nine stops, a pair of octave sets of foot pedals, two pedal draw bars built into the console and an expression or volume pedal on the base.

It has a solid body made of walnut with a base and four legs, an integral stool and it has a weight of over 400 pounds. A separate speaker, called a Leslie, is used to run it. The Leslie also comes in different sizes and varieties but most commonly, it is 6 feet tall, but you may have heard about any other different size of the instrument.

A Hammond b3 organ is a carnival in itself, it has a big band, a jazz combo, a horn segment, a percussion segment, a flute, a funk group along with many other attachments. It provides an exciting and challenging music experience for your lifetime. It can be a true companion during your lonely moments. Being a superb piece of furniture, it can also add life to your room, and provide contentment and pleasure to your home, and your family apart from being a good and effective musical instrument.