Hammond M3

1960

s/n 141788

 Electrolytic capacitors replaced October 2019.

Modifications:

·         ¼” line out with speaker mute switch.

·         “Poor Man’s Foldback” – allows upper manual 1’ drawbar to produce tones all the way up the keyboard.

·         Upper Manual Tapering – increases the volume of top one and a half octave of the first three drawbars (16’ 5-1/3’ 8’). This makes the organ more closely resemble the volume curve of a console Hammond (B3, A100, etc).

·         Percussion/Drawbar volume balance – maintains upper manual drawbar volumes when percussion volume ‘normal’ tablet is engaged.

Some notes:

·         Upper manual 1’ drawbar will not sound when percussion is engaged. This is standard for any Hammond.

Using the Drawbars:

·         The white drawbars and the 16’ brown are your consonant sounds. Use these to build the foundation of your sound

·         The black drawbars and the 5-1/3’ brown are your dissonant sounds. Use these to add color to your sound.

·         On the lower manual, the first seven drawbars are the same as the last seven on the upper manual. The lower manual’s eighth drawbar is a mixture of 10th and 12th harmonics.