Hammond like pipe organ

[F Kalbrenner]

Recently I came across a video of someone doing a gospel style improvisation which I thought some of you might be interested in watching. The video quality is a bit average so you are going to have to bear with me plus you need to watch at least past the first minute before you really start to hear the Hammond organ like sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpEzil1eadc

There is a video of another improvisation done on the same organ which also sounds pretty creative and the audio is of better quality but some of the camera work is a bit average.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uJYggpGhKA

The pipe organ used in the video is also kind of interesting because it’s one of those organs that are designed to be small and compact but also very powerful. Plus this organ does also have a rather colourful collection of bells and chimes.

[voet]

This is an interesting instrument. Thanks for the post. Here are the specs:

Grand-Orgue
(56 notes)

Bourdon 8
Prestant 4
Tierce 13/5
Cymbale 3 rangs
Glockenspiel 39 notes
Chamade 8
Chamade 4

Récit
(56 notes)

Flûte 8
Flûte 4
Doublette 2
Larigot 11/3
Cloches 25 notes
Cromorne 8

Pédale
(30 notes)

Soubasse 32
Soubasse 16
Basse 8
Flûte 4
Bombarde 16
Trompette 8
Clairon 4

Effets


Rossignol
Zymbelstern

[F Kalbrenner]

This is an interesting instrument. Thanks for the post. Here are the specs:

Grand-Orgue
(56 notes)

Bourdon 8
Prestant 4
Tierce 13/5
Cymbale 3 rangs
Glockenspiel 39 notes
Chamade 8
Chamade 4

Récit
(56 notes)

Flûte 8
Flûte 4
Doublette 2
Larigot 11/3
Cloches 25 notes
Cromorne 8

Pédale
(30 notes)

Soubasse 32
Soubasse 16
Basse 8
Flûte 4
Bombarde 16
Trompette 8
Clairon 4

Effets


Rossignol
Zymbelstern

Thanks

And now for a Hammond organ impression of a classical organ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVcNBEtHYwk

[regeron]

A very strange instrument. I'm puzzled by a few things:
- no Principal 8' on the manuals. There appears to be enough space/height for one. If they had money for a Soubasse 32', Glockenspiel, Cloches, Rossignol and Zymbelstern, there should have been money for an 8'Principal.
- Lowest pitch of pedal is usually one octave below that of the manual. For this pedal to have a 32' stop, there needs to be a 16' stop somewhere on the manuals to balance it properly.
- The pedal reeds at 16', 8' and 4' appear rather large and potentially overpowering for what is basically a flute organ.

My imagination suggests that they got a lot of these stops at a good deal. Perhaps the 32' is a leftover from a previous organ, so it was basically a no-cost stop.

Having helped design a small organ in the past, and having played and taken an interest in small organs, I do appreciate that they often end up looking somewhat quirky in an effort to find some versatility and blend with a limited number of resources.

There are various ways to make a pipe organ sound a bit like a Hammond. One way is to draw flutes 8' and 2 2/3'; sub- and super-couple, add tremulants and have some fun. optional additions: 16' and/or 4' flutes.

I consider Hammonds to be 'flute-based' - everything derives from generated, clean pitches (not sure if that is the best way to describe them) with the intention of blending them at various dynamic levels. Because this organ is so flute-oriented, it is no surprise that one can bring the Hammond sound to mind.

[F Kalbrenner]

Yeah the unusual design of this organ is one of reasons I posted this thread.
The Bourdon on the Great seems to sound ok at filling in for a principle 8 and I have seen an organ before that had a 32f resultant and no
16f stops on the manuals before.


http://pipeorgans.com.au/portfolio/st-josephs-chelsea/

But from what I translated from the website for this instrument I think it was meant to be very innovative organ such as being very small and compact
but also very powerful and also have a colourful specification full of possibilities.


http://eol.asso.online.fr/orgue/index.html

[F Kalbrenner]

I just realized that on the website for Orgue Eol there is a PDF on page for the specification that lists future additions such as a 16f Bourdon and 8f Montre for the Great.
But I suspect that these additions won't happen any time soon.

http://eol.asso.online.fr/orgue/Comp...e_Eol_2011.pdf