So it’s easy to get them mixed up visually. Laurens Hammond did develop a completely new instrument with unique features in 1934, but he had already set out a design with his first model that would only become the unofficial worldwide standard 20 years later with the Hammond B-3. If you instinctively thought that the Hammond pictured here was the Hammond B-3 at first-probably the most famous one-we really can’t blame you. Probably predicting the earth-shattering success of this instrument, Hammond consequently named his first creation the Hammond A, which would later be followed by even more letters of the alphabet in an endless variety of mutations.
This is still going on today-and likely also in a hundred years! Its unique tone creation through rotating toothed wheels in an electromagnetic field not just continues to be an admirable work of art today, but also drove all other manufacturers of musical instruments to try to copy this legendary sound with all of its artifacts to the best of their abilities. Laurens Hammond previously developed the legendary tone wheel generator in Chicago. All parts to the right of the dotted line can be mounted in. The manual explains stops, drawbars, and features of the Hammond Organ. The Hammond Organ vibrato equipment (see Fundamental Diagram of Vibrato Sys. We are charging a small administrative fee of 1.50 to maintain and administrate this site. This first Hammond Model A revolutionized the entirety of music from 1934! This is the original Hammond organ manual and is relevant to all B series organs, BV, B2 B-3, & CV, C2, C-3, and A-100 organs manual.
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