A guide to the Hammond C3 organ – Part 2
Hi there, This week on the blog we are going to be looking at what goes on behind the keys, some of the weird and wonderful mechanics that can be found inside the organ
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A guide to the Hammond C3 Organ – part 1
Hi folks, In this weeks video blog I quickly run through the front of the C3 and discuss some of the things that we will be talking about in detail in weeks to come:
Hammond XK-3 vs Hammond C3 on “I Just Can’t Wait”
I recently came across a lovely little track by Skip Robinson called “I just can’t wait“. Its well worth a listen, features the mighty instrument heavily and got me wondering about using it for a Hammond XK3c vs C3 organ test. The organ sound is really sweet on the track so how will they compare…
Buying a Hammond C3 and Leslie 122 – What have I done?
Hi Guys, Yes, what have I done? Well apart from moving house and being very tied up with other things not too much however I did accidentally buy a Hammond C3 and Leslie 122 to add to my growing Hammond collection. I say accidentally, I saw it on ebay as a project. The seller was not…
Interview with Paul Mann
Good morning all! Today I am very pleased to introduce to you Paul Mann. Paul is a renowned conductor of orchestras but you may also know him for his extensive work with Deep Purple and Jon Lord. Throughout this fascinating interview we discus Paul’s life and early career from the Norther Ballet and his conducting…
Interview with Jamie Pipe (Danny Bryant, The Mentulls, Martin Barre)
Hello how are you today? I’m really pleased to be able share this video with you today. Today we meet Jamie Pipe. I have been a fan of him, his talent, hair and age for some time now and this week I finally got the time to have a good sit down with him. Today…
RS2 Leslie Simulator Plugin
Good Morning, I hope that you are well? Today is something different. I was recently asked if I would help out with the (easy side of the) development of a Leslie simulator plugin (vts) that a company called Brother of Mars were developing. Its a sim aimed less at the Jazz world (although not exclusively)…
Dirty Hammond blues licks – new for 2022
Good Morning, good Afternoon, good Evening wherever you are. We are back again and this week its on the trusty beast, the Hammond C3. Many moons ago I produced a quick video on dirty blues licks and technically it wasn’t so good, perhaps it was not as easy as it should be to see what…
Rhodes Vs Synth: Vintage piano versus new Roland Juno DS
Today we are going to continue with our look at the Rhodes piano and the question that we asked a little while ago: will a clone do or so we need to take the real thing on tour with us? In the intro last time we discussed the cost, size and weight of this classic…
Hammond XK-5 Live Rig
Most of my live work now utilises my Hammond XK-5 Pro dual manual organ although the C3 makes an occasional outing for larger gigs. The XK-5 is routed through a Lounsberry Organ Grinder pedal into my Leslie 145 or 3300.