Special Performance Features; Motor Control Switch; Motor Control Up - Hammond B-3 Owner's Playing Manual

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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FEATURES

Ë Motor Control Switch
On the original Hammond Organs with tone-wheel generators driven by non-self-starting
synchronous motors (i.e., requiring START and RUN motors and therefore two switches), it was
possible to "bend the pitch" in different ways by using the START and RUN switches to force the
main motor to run at other than its normal speed. These pitch-bending capabilities are
incorporated into the New B-3.
By now, you have noticed two "toggle" switches on the far right end of the console.
The second of these switches is the ON/OFF Power Switch and has already been explained. This is
the equivalent of the RUN switch on the original Hammond Organs.
The New B-3 does not use an electro-mechanical tone generator requiring a separate Start motor,
and therefore does not require a START switch; however, the first "toggle" switch has been
retained in order to provide the additional "pitch bending" features described above.
Using this first switch, you may either bend the pitch UP or DOWN in a manner similar to that
possible on a tone-wheel Hammond Organ.

Motor Control UP

The UP position of the Motor Control switch allows you to slightly raise the pitch similar to the
effect produced by holding the START switch in the "up" position on a tone-wheel Hammond
Organ.
TRY THIS:
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You will now hear the pitch of the entire organ rise. The pitch will continue to be raised as
long as the switch is pressed forward. When you release the switch, the organ pitch will
return to normal.
HA<O> ORGAN New B-3 / New C-3
With the organ "ON," set up a registration on one of the Manuals.
Play a chord (such as C Major - "C" "E" and "G") on the registered manual.
While continuing to hold the chord, move the Motor Control switch forward.
Owner's Playing Guide