Hammond organ
Órgano Hammond
- Date
- 1934-1935 · confidence high
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Credited to
- Laurens Hammond (with John M. Hanert)
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Hammond devised an electromechanical organ that generates sound with metal tonewheels spinning next to electromagnetic pickups, combining harmonics via sliding drawbars, a far more compact and affordable alternative to the giant Telharmonium. The Model A, launched in 1935, became an iconic instrument of jazz, gospel and rock.
What it led to
- Organ music in jazz and gospel
- Later electronic synthesizers
Built on
- Telharmonium1897
- Thaddeus Cahill's Telharmonium