Hammond organ
Electric drawbar keyboard
A Hammond organ is an electric keyboard instrument that produces sound through rotating tonewheels and electromagnetic pickups.
Invented in the 1930s as an affordable church organ alternative, it became central to jazz, blues, gospel, and rock music.
The distinctive warm, sustained tone—often paired with a Leslie speaker's rotating effect—defines the sound of soul and R&B: a funky Hammond groove.
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- keyboardArray of input keys
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Wind instrument with tuned tubes
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