Chord organ
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Chord organ is a kind of home organ that has a single short keyboard and a set of chord buttons, enabling the musician to play a melody or lead with one hand and accompanying chords with the other, li
Chord buttons on the chord organ (Optigan)
Hammond S-6 Chord Organ (c.1950, electronic organ)
Wurlitzer Model 4100 BP (1959–1963, electronic organ)
Magnus Chord Organ Model 890 (after 1960s, electrically blown reed organ)
Hammond organ
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The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert, first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds
Chord organ
…and separated from the mainstream of home electronic organs. In addition to Magnus, Emenee, Bontempi and Belcanto made electric chord organs. Gallery Hammond S-6 Chord Organ (c.1950, electronic organ) Wurlitzer Model 4100 BP (1959–1963, electronic organ) Magnus Chord Organ Model 890 (after 1960s, electrically…
A Hammond C-3 organ
The two manuals of the Hammond B-2
Unlike an American Guild of Organists pedalboard, a console Hammond normally has 25 pedals.
Preset keys on a Hammond organ are reverse-colored and sit to the left of the manuals