The Hammond organ – it's heavy, it's hard to move, you basically become a lifelong van owner if you play one, and I've often said, "If your back doesn't hurt – it doesn't sound right." But I have to ...

The venerable Hammond B-3 organ has been grinding its way through jazz, as well as gospel, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll, since 1954. This book, a mix of biography, history and technology, tells ...

The Hammond organ is a prized instrument all over the world. The Tar Heel Traveler goes to north Raleigh to meet Bob Herrmann, who plays the Hammond and saves the Hammond. The Hammond organ is a ...

Here’s a short film made by the Hammond Organ Company with the intent to educate and persuade potential consumers. Right away we are assured that Hammond organs are the cream of the crop for two ...

This goes back to Bach: if you want to change the sound an organ makes, you have to pull on some drawbars. This design didn’t change for 300 years, and in the 20th century with the advent of ...

Today we celebrate the birthdate of Laurens Hammond, the man who invented the first successful electric organ. Share your favorite tracks featuring the organ, whether it's a Hammond, Wurlitzer, or any ...

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...

A GENEROUS but anonymous donor has just l\. presented a Hammond organ to the University of Melbourne; and as I am interested in music, especially orchestral music, I am glad to testify to the ...