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Hammond B-3

Drawbar organ model

A tonewheel drawbar organ introduced by Hammond in 1954 with two 61-note manuals, nine harmonic drawbars per manual, and a 25-note pedalboard. Played through a rotating Leslie speaker, it became a defining voice in jazz, gospel, blues, and rock.

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  • Organs

    Acoustic, electric, and electronic organs and organ model families.

Made by

  • Hammond

    Hammond is an American maker founded in 1928, known for the electromechanical tonewheel organ, especially the B-3, and its association with the Leslie rotating speaker.

Revisions

  • Hammond B-3 mk2

    Organ · United States

    A modern recreation of the classic Hammond B-3 that replaces the mechanical tonewheel generator with Hammond's DTW1 digital tonewheel engine and 96 voiceable digital tonewheels, while keeping two 61-note manuals, a 25-note pedalboard, and four sets of real drawbars in the size and shape of vintage Hammonds. Offered in both a traditional console cabinet and a lighter portable cabinet.

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