The Hammond organ : beauty in the B

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The Hammond organ : beauty in the B

Mark Vail

(Keyboard musician's library)

Backbeat Books , Distributed to the book trade in the US and Canada by Publisher's Group West , Distributed to the music trade in the US and Canada by Hal Leonard, 2002

2nd ed

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Includes index

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Now fully updated EThe Hammond Organ: Beauty in the BE traces the technological and artistic evolution of the B-3 and other tonewheel organs as well as the whirling Leslie speakers that catapulted the Hammond sound into history. You'll discover the genius that went into the development of Hammond's tonewheel generator drawbar harmonics percussion scanner vibrato and other innovations as well as the incredible assistance Don Leslie provided for Hammond by creating his famous rotating speaker system. Plus a B-3 legends including soul-jazzman Jimmy McGriff and progressive rocker Keith Emerson share their playing techniques; technical experts offer tips on buying restoring and maintaining Hammonds and Leslies; and over 200 photos illustrate historic Hammond organs Leslie cabinets and B-3 masters at work.

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  • NCID
    BB16868667
  • ISBN
    • 9780879307059
  • LCCN
    2002022301
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco, Calif.,Berkeley, Calif.,Milwaukee, Wis.
  • Pages/Volumes
    319 p.
  • Size
    28 cm
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