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HA<O> ORGAN New B-3 / New C-3
Owner’s Playing Guide
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Percussion
The Percussion tones are available only
with the second group of Swell Manual
Drawbars. Thus the "B" Preset Key
must be active to obtain Percussion.
Organ tones are normally “sustained” in that they are steady in their loudness as long as a playing
key is held down. The word “Percussion” refers to a tone that is not steady and fades away, such as
a piano or chimes. Your Hammond Organ has Percussion tones which enhance the sounds
produced by the Drawbars.
The four Control Tablets controlling the Percussion tones are located to the right of the Drawbars
above the Swell Manual.
Percussion “ON-OFF”
This Control Tablet, when in its “ON” position, renders the Percussion effect effective
on the Swell Manual.
NOTE: In the "ON" position, all of the second group upper manual Swell Manual Drawbars will be
effective except the 8th Harmonic Drawbar. This latter is employed for operating the percussion
system. In the "OFF" position, the 8th Harmonic Drawbar is effective as usual.
Percussion Volume
This Control Tablet regulates the volume of the Percussion tone. When it is set to its
"NORMAL" position, the Percussion effect will be very prominent for the tones
produced by the Swell Manual Drawbars. It will also be noticed that the tones from
the Swell Manual Drawbars are reduced in volume to compensate for the addition of
the percussion tones. This volume compensating feature enables the organist to quickly
make registration changes by merely manipulating the "ON-OFF" percussion control.
When the Percussion Volume Control is set to its "SOFT" position, the percussion effect is much
less prominent. The volume of the Swell Manual Drawbar tones therefore remains unaffected by
the addition of the soft percussion effect.
Percussion Decay
When this Control Tablet is set to its “SLOW” position (push tablet down at front), the
Percussion tone will decay (die away) slowly like a chime. In its “FAST” position, the
Percussion effect will decay rapidly like a xylophone or marimba.
Percussion Harmonic Selector
The position of this Control Tablet determines the pitch at which the percussion tone sounds.
When set at "SECOND," the pitch is up one octave with respect to the Fundamental
Drawbar; when set at "THIRD," the percussion pitch is up an octave and a fifth with respect
to the Fundamental Drawbar.