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NORD ELECTRO 2 V3.0x
9. History: The story behind the Electro 2 instruments
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Hammond filed a patent for the tone wheel organ in 1934, and one
year later he introduced the first Hammond organ, the Model A. In the
patent, Hammond catalogues the numerous objects that contribute to
the complete design. He lists 29 different features. Among them you
can find, for example, feature number 17, which states: "To provide an
instrument of the type which is relatively light in weight and is porta-
ble." Wonder what roadies around the world have to say about that!
year later he introduced the first Hammond organ, the Model A. In the
patent, Hammond catalogues the numerous objects that contribute to
the complete design. He lists 29 different features. Among them you
can find, for example, feature number 17, which states: "To provide an
instrument of the type which is relatively light in weight and is porta-
ble." Wonder what roadies around the world have to say about that!
This patent is the backbone of the whole organ line made by Ham-
mond until 1974. The Model A was very expensive at the time, yet the
sales were impressive. The company grew steadily and, over time, new
models were released. Laurens Hammond was correct from the start to
have focused his market for the instrument on churches. He saw a great
potential there in sales, and many organ models had cabinets designed
to fit the various religious services. Despite all-new models, they had
more or less the same tone-wheel concept, but with different styles of
cabinets, pedal board, speaker configuration, and amplification. Ham-
mond and his team continued to experiment with different ways to
deepen the sound, adding effects such as tremolo and chorus.
mond until 1974. The Model A was very expensive at the time, yet the
sales were impressive. The company grew steadily and, over time, new
models were released. Laurens Hammond was correct from the start to
have focused his market for the instrument on churches. He saw a great
potential there in sales, and many organ models had cabinets designed
to fit the various religious services. Despite all-new models, they had
more or less the same tone-wheel concept, but with different styles of
cabinets, pedal board, speaker configuration, and amplification. Ham-
mond and his team continued to experiment with different ways to
deepen the sound, adding effects such as tremolo and chorus.
In 1954, Hammond introduced the B-3 model to the market. It became the best seller of all Hammond
organs. One of the secrets to the B-3's success was its sound, thanks to the integration of the newly devel-
oped chorus and tremolo features, as well as the introduction of the Percussion feature and reverberation.
All this combined made musicians do a vast amount of new and exciting sounds to play with at the time.
The B-3 is still a very popular instrument and still in use around the world.
organs. One of the secrets to the B-3's success was its sound, thanks to the integration of the newly devel-
oped chorus and tremolo features, as well as the introduction of the Percussion feature and reverberation.
All this combined made musicians do a vast amount of new and exciting sounds to play with at the time.
The B-3 is still a very popular instrument and still in use around the world.
The first page of the patent for
the tone wheel organ filed by
Laurens Hammond in 1934.
the tone wheel organ filed by
Laurens Hammond in 1934.
Here you can see the knob for selecting the A-100 organ's Vibrato
and Chorus effects. There are six different positions. All of these
effects are simulated in the Nord Electro 2. The rocker tabs con-
trol the Vibrato/Chorus on/off status for the upper (Swell) and
lower (Great) manuals. The tab far to the left is a overall volume
switch for the whole organ. This particular function is not exactly
implemented in the Nord Electro 2. Instead, there's a Master level
and Chorus effects. There are six different positions. All of these
effects are simulated in the Nord Electro 2. The rocker tabs con-
trol the Vibrato/Chorus on/off status for the upper (Swell) and
lower (Great) manuals. The tab far to the left is a overall volume
switch for the whole organ. This particular function is not exactly
implemented in the Nord Electro 2. Instead, there's a Master level
On the right-hand side of the A-100, there are the Percussion tabs.
These are all simulated in the Nord Electro 2. The Percussion fea-
ture is a single-trigger/non-legato effect. Enabling the Percussion
on/off switch disarms the 1' drawbar on the A-100. In the Electro
2, the 1' tone will still be available if desired. The idea with this ef-
fect was to add an attack transient to the tone of the organ. There
above the fundamental (8') -- named the "second" harmonic -- or the octave and a fifth above -- named the
"third" harmonic. The Slow/Fast tab defines the release envelope of the percussion effect. This is a great feature
that was released in 1954, letting the player give an extra little edge to the solo parts he or she is playing.
These are all simulated in the Nord Electro 2. The Percussion fea-
ture is a single-trigger/non-legato effect. Enabling the Percussion
on/off switch disarms the 1' drawbar on the A-100. In the Electro
2, the 1' tone will still be available if desired. The idea with this ef-
fect was to add an attack transient to the tone of the organ. There
above the fundamental (8') -- named the "second" harmonic -- or the octave and a fifth above -- named the
"third" harmonic. The Slow/Fast tab defines the release envelope of the percussion effect. This is a great feature
that was released in 1954, letting the player give an extra little edge to the solo parts he or she is playing.