Hammond B-3, Owner'S Manual

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Setting Up
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PERCUSSION
Notes
“Percussion does not sound!”
The factory default setting: Percussion will not sound except at the Preset Key [B] (See left).
NOTE: You can set any Preset Key to sound Percussion. (P. 77 #7)
DRAWBAR CANCEL
While [PERCUSSION] is on, 1' of the Swell Drawbars is disabled.
NOTE: You can set to play 1' Drawbar, while Percussion is on. (P. 74 #5)
SINGLE TRIGGER
If you play legato on this organ, only the first note of Percussion is output, and it does not trigger
again unless you fully release all keys held on the Swell Manual.
[PERCUSSION] Tablet
Turns on the Swell (Upper) manual percussion when swell Preset [B] is selected. When per-
cussion is activated the 1' Drawbar does not sound.
[PERCUSSION VOLUME] Tablet
This is for controlling the Percussion volume. SOFT for lower Percussion volume, and NOR-
MAL for higher Percussion volume with the Drawbar volume a little lower.
[PERCUSSION DECAY] Tablet
This is for controlling the decaying speed of Percussion. SLOW for decaying slowly like a
chime, and FAST for decaying rapidly as a xylophone.
[PERCUSSION HARMONIC SELECTOR] Tablet
This is for setting the Percussion pitch. SECOND for the 2nd harmonic, i.e. the pitch of the 4'
Drawbar. THIRD for the 3rd harmonic, i.e. the pitch of the 2
2
/
3
' Drawbar.
NOTE: You can fine-set Percussion. (P. 74)
The touch-response percussion adds a clear-cut “attack” to the organ sound. It
is a Hammond exclusive. Percussion is usually combined with the Drawbar
sound.
DECAY
Piano sound gradually fades even if you
keep the key down. This is called “decay”.
A violin, keeps sounding at a certain vol-
ume. This is called “sustain”.