Hi, newcommer to the group here. Couldn't resist getting into this
one ... Having had a 'couple' of Hammonds - A-100, B-3, M-3, M-100,
Aurora Classic, four X-66s, X-77, several Leslies .... (now down to
only two X-66s with matching tone cabinets plus 2 122s and a modified
251 Leslie modified to match the cable for most of the old Hammonds
and the X-66s adapter - still preserving the reverb), I'd like to
offer a thought ... a lot of making an organ sound like a different
organ is how you use it. Believe me, an X-66 (quite modified) can
sound like a fairly good theatre pipe organ as long as you recognize
(and avoid) its' limitations; likewise a B-3 may sound similar to a
pipe organ (avoiding its' limitations). Of course, one can pull
registrations that pretty well give away the organs' identity - there
is nothing like a B-3 with the second or third percussion screaming
or the Leslies a hummin' away on tremelo! Likewise, throwing on a 4'
vox and 8' tibia on a theatre pipe organ will quickly announce that
it is NOT a Hammond. Likewise, a theatre organ can imitate a
liturgical instrument - just avoid the giveaway registrations - and
lay off of the trems. We won't delve into stylings (open harmony,
block chords, glissandos, etc). I remember well a wedding. The bride
and groom had a request. Son-of-a-gun, that pipe organ in the church
had come from some theatre ... my, oh my .. look at the nice trems ..
would have liked some percussions .. the bride and groom were REALLY
pleased with the result. The priest didn't look quite so happy ...
Oh well ...
Jim Hampton
--- In hammond_zone@y..., "Carlo Pietroniro" <organist@t...> wrote:
we've been talking about making Hammonds sound like pipe organs,
what about the other way around. I can make my Rodgers 960 sound like
a Hammond, by drawing all the flute stops, coupling everything to the
GREAT at all pitches (sub, unison, super), and drawing all the
tremulants. Rodgers organs have adjustable tremulants, which allow
the organist to set them to their individual tastes. Usually though,
I have them set at the same rate as a pipe organ.......very subtle.
Of course, I can always hook up a Leslie to the organ, but that's
verboten!
carlo
