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Drawbars
Hammond XK-2 Quick Features Guide
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Brown Drawbars
In addition to the white and black Drawbars, there are two brown Drawbars in the group. These two Drawbars produce
"sub-octave" effects. The first brown Drawbar is the sub-octave of the fundamental 8' Drawbar and is "one octave" lower in
sound. The second brown Drawbar is the "sub-octave" of the third harmonic and sound a "fifth" or five tones above the
fundamental. Both of these Drawbars are used to add depth and richness to many combinations. They also increase the
range of the manual by one octave since a solo registration of the "8 foot," or normal pitch, can be set up using the first
brown Drawbar as the fundamental and played one octave higher.
TRY THIS:
1.
Make sure all Drawbars are "IN" (off) and that the LED above the UPPER Touch Button in the
DRAWBAR SELECT Group is “ON.”
2.
Hold down middle "C" on the manual.
3.
Pull the first white Drawbar, marked “8',” all the way out.
4.
While continuing to hold middle "C" down, pull the first brown Drawbar, marked “16',” all the way out.
You will now hear the sound of "C" one octave lower being added.
The second brown Drawbar is the "sub-octave" of the third harmonic. Both of these Drawbars are used to add depth and
richness to many combinations. They also increase the range of the manual by one octave since a solo registration of the "8
foot," or normal pitch, can be set up using the first brown Drawbar as the fundamental and played one octave higher.
TRY THIS:
1.
Make sure all Drawbars are "IN" (off) and that the LED above the UPPER Touch Button in the
DRAWBAR SELECT Group is “ON.”
2.
Hold down middle "C" on the manual.
3.
Pull the first white Drawbar, marked “8',” all the way out.
4.
While continuing to hold middle "C" down, pull the first brown Drawbar, marked “16',” all the way out.
You will now hear the sound of "C" one octave lower being added.
5.
Now pull the second brown Drawbar out, and you will hear it add a richness to the sound of the "C" note
that you are holding down.
Tone Families By Shape
Regardless of the size of a pipe organ or its number of stops, all of its voices are related to four basic families of tone. The
four basic families - FLUTE, REED, STRING and DIAPASON - can be quickly set up on the Drawbars by relating a
pattern or shape to each family.
These are the generalities which apply to the tonal resources of the organ, and in themselves produce pleasant and usable
effects. However, real beauty of tone is secured in two ways. The first way is to use registrations which have been devised by
organists. The second way, and eventually the one that best expresses your own feeling for the music, is to create your own
tonal effects, experimenting with and perfecting tones which you use to play your favorite selections.
The Hammond Organ Drawbars allow you not only to set up any tonal effect you want, but also to make many fine
variations of the tone. Only with the Hammond Drawbars can you play exactly the shade of tone you want for every selection
and, perhaps even more important, for every size and type of room in which you play.
With the Hammond Organ Drawbars, a touch of a finger is all that is needed to make the tone quality softer or more
brilliant, richer in one harmonic or another.
