How To Play Hammond Organ - Everything You Need To Know

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  • @lerpack455
    @lerpack455 3 роки тому +35

    l have owned 5 Hammond’s since 1965 and l am still learning at the age of 72. Thank you.

  • @lynirvin7786
    @lynirvin7786 Рік тому +11

    I was given a B Hammond a week ago I am a gospel pianist and Organist but I needed this video to explain all the gadgets on the organ. Thank you and much appreciated.

  • @raphlasne
    @raphlasne 2 роки тому +35

    Your channel is a gem. No unnecessary blah blah, precise details and nice performances.

    • @criddyla696
      @criddyla696 Рік тому

      Superb... really good tutorial, learnt lots Cheers good channel

  • @hyphen2612
    @hyphen2612 Рік тому +44

    "They're all useful, if you wanna play funerals." I almost spat my coffee on the laptop😂😂

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic Рік тому +8

      When I said that, I wasn't sure the producer would leave it in. But he did! 🙂

    • @brendangilman46
      @brendangilman46 Рік тому

      Me also, but with an energy drink and my steering wheel😂😂

    • @veronicas.b5907
      @veronicas.b5907 9 місяців тому +1

      Swedish player Merit Hemmingsson took the Hammond to another level though

  • @hilbrandbos
    @hilbrandbos 4 роки тому +48

    it is more convenient to set your bass sound to the B preset. If you play a walking bass and you accidently slip off the lower C onto the black B, your sound is not changed. In addition if you set the Bb preset for accompaniment, you'll never get ini the neighbourhood of the black keys, so no danger of a change in sound there either. Just something handy to keep in mind.

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic 2 роки тому +9

      Robert here, your host and narrator for this video. Yes indeed, I have experienced exactly the thing you mentioned in performance many times, and it's embarrassing every time. I should have mentioned it and used the B natural preset for the bass in the video.

    • @zzzut
      @zzzut Рік тому

      Great tip. Thanks!

    • @MusicStudioKutina
      @MusicStudioKutina Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/XmSAHtEWL7g/v-deo.html

  • @nickmastro6870
    @nickmastro6870 Рік тому +5

    Your organ and camera angle look so nice that I thought it was some VST software until I saw your hands!!

  • @HaroldJordanMagic
    @HaroldJordanMagic 3 роки тому +15

    Extremely thorough and informative!!! I'm new to the Hammond and this help me a great deal. Thank you

  • @IsaelAdrianoMendesdaCunha
    @IsaelAdrianoMendesdaCunha 27 днів тому

    This was extremely useful to me!!! As you said... Most of people doesn't have access to a real Hammond console and I'm one of them. To have a minimum experience, I converted an old dead electronic organ into a MIDI controller with all controllers corresponding to the original Hammond controllers as you explained. I'm using B4 II, from Native Instruments. The experience is incredible and you made it even better because now I can understand, in deep way, how things works on a Hammond. I'm immensely grateful!

  • @TheJds1993
    @TheJds1993 5 місяців тому +1

    I love the hammond organ especially in praise and worship and backing up the preacher when they preach

  • @adrianwagner336
    @adrianwagner336 3 роки тому +35

    as a non-player but a humble recording and mixing engineer of sorts with a curiosity which im sure will one day be my undoing this vid was very informative and simple given the wiiide subject matter in particular...bravo and thanks

    • @iTwistss
      @iTwistss 2 роки тому +1

      so is your compliment

    • @170pbrown
      @170pbrown Рік тому +1

      I literally am in the same boat rn lmao. Makes me feel better

  • @KendrickCreates
    @KendrickCreates Рік тому +2

    Wow, I just learned so much! I have been playing keys for nearly 40 years with occasional but mandatory playing of a Hammond. I even was the caretaker of a 1963 M3 for a time. There was so much in this 20 minute video about this instrument that I did not know that I'm surprised I got by this long without knowing, but more so that you were so succinct and effective at delivering the right information. Kudos to you, and many many thanks!

  • @1bigmacha-thePianoLesson
    @1bigmacha-thePianoLesson 2 роки тому +7

    Excellent video: clear and concise!

  • @AlessandroTuveri
    @AlessandroTuveri 4 роки тому +4

    Thanks man! Amazing quality and contents!

  • @lowstringc
    @lowstringc 4 роки тому +16

    This was such a necessary video! Thank you for doing some theoretical things instead of showing a setting and chopping through an example or two.... I’ll probably watch this a bunch of times.

  • @deniseferzan6689
    @deniseferzan6689 2 роки тому +3

    Wish I could bottle this guy up… he makes it so easy and sounds amazing. THANK YOU!

  • @aridabaginindabag9970
    @aridabaginindabag9970 7 місяців тому +1

    Ive never thought of playing organ or even know how it works but I watched the full video because its so interesting and informative. Great video!

  • @emilianotolari4447
    @emilianotolari4447 4 роки тому +6

    So many thanks Tony for this video, Iam from Argentina and I luckely could play a Hammond Organ in the Music University in Rosario City, and I have and Nord C1, so I am awared about the difference. I really enjoy your videos and specially your Music!!! Thank You a lot man, You are great!!!!

  • @TheSoundman60
    @TheSoundman60 Рік тому +3

    Crystal clear introduction - so very helpful! Thank you!

  • @CesitarLabarthe
    @CesitarLabarthe 2 роки тому +2

    Excelente demostración. Been Waiting for an explanation Like Yours for years 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍

  • @mvilla36
    @mvilla36 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much great video I have a Korg oasis 88 and this will help me with the understanding of the C3 engine and drawbars and all the functions that Korg has put into there workstation keep up the good work thanks

  • @Charlieseason_16
    @Charlieseason_16 9 місяців тому +1

    THANK YOUUU!!! Your The Best! I’ve been a drummer for 25 years of my life and I’ve always wanted to play the Organ at my church! 💙💙💙‼️🙏🏿 THIS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH! I pray and hope Over the new years of my new journey with the hammomd organ I have fun and get good and better! THANK YOU LEGEND! I’m subscribing!

  • @chillingandgrooving6230
    @chillingandgrooving6230 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much for this video! you are a great teacher :)

  • @Joedoriamusic
    @Joedoriamusic Рік тому +2

    This really should be titled 'How to operate a Hammond 3-series organ'.

  • @mrmeekcreices
    @mrmeekcreices Рік тому

    yeah I'm playing the real thing today and needed this tutorial to understand this amazing instrument. thanks so much for the upload! I will save this video as a reference.

  • @bettygagnon2130
    @bettygagnon2130 3 роки тому +4

    You are a very good instructor thank l love this

  • @norrisberry8423
    @norrisberry8423 2 роки тому

    The was an outstanding tutorial on the Hammond! Bravo!

  • @johnhensley6808
    @johnhensley6808 Рік тому +1

    WoW and then some..it feels like being welcomed into a most prestigious secret society knowing this..really appreciate and respect the detailed but necessary features of this rare gem that you so easily express..it is an absolute monolith instrument, which certainly does deserve attention..

  • @claudioguarido6915
    @claudioguarido6915 2 роки тому +1

    loved your video. Thanks a lot.

  • @Logansrunn1701
    @Logansrunn1701 2 роки тому +1

    Totally Awesome video learning alot thanks

  • @jefftaylor5884
    @jefftaylor5884 Рік тому +1

    Excellent lesson and presentation. Piano and accordion player here trying to better understand the B and this was most helpful. Thanks!

  • @jeffrogers210
    @jeffrogers210 2 роки тому

    Answered a lot of questions for me about the mysterious Hammond! Thanks!

  • @larrygraham3377
    @larrygraham3377 Рік тому

    Thanks for a very wonderful lession.
    I have always loved the Hammond Sound.
    Again, Thanks for a great lession !!!

  • @queenesther7484
    @queenesther7484 2 роки тому +1

    Very helpful! Thanks and God bless!

  • @lynirvin7786
    @lynirvin7786 3 роки тому +3

    Awesom explanation! I play piano first and organ second. Thank you.🙂

  • @Musician-Lee
    @Musician-Lee 2 роки тому

    This is really useful. So simple to understand

  • @benyano1
    @benyano1 2 роки тому +1

    Very helpful. Thanks

  • @zzzut
    @zzzut 2 роки тому +2

    About the presets, my first B3 (1963) had the standard church presets and I never used them. My present B3 (1957) has the so-called Theatre presets (just like my B3000) and I use most of them. I believe the X66 also comes with the Theatre presets.

  • @trentc7329
    @trentc7329 Місяць тому

    It is amazing that Gregg Allman didn't do any of this sober until the 2000's.

  • @j-milz
    @j-milz Рік тому +1

    Great video! It should be titled "B3 Demystified." Literally had no idea how the B3 worked before watching this.

  • @marcellpethomusic
    @marcellpethomusic Рік тому

    Very useful! Thank You!

  • @jdiaz4877
    @jdiaz4877 Рік тому

    This is great I want to get into organ soon, this helps a lot!

  • @dicktempelaar
    @dicktempelaar Рік тому

    Your organ workbook is amazing , thank you very much sir !

  • @billmeyerfamily755
    @billmeyerfamily755 10 місяців тому

    VERY helpful and clear. Thank you for your time and knowledge!

  • @yaronbrecher7397
    @yaronbrecher7397 Рік тому

    Very nice. The sound of hammond makes me melt pure huney

  • @Opranius
    @Opranius Рік тому

    Very helpful video, thanks so much!

  • @jimghivizzani5883
    @jimghivizzani5883 Рік тому +1

    Excellent tutorial!

  • @hv1946FLUSA
    @hv1946FLUSA 3 роки тому +1

    So helpful.

  • @danielcarlheister680
    @danielcarlheister680 8 місяців тому

    Great video. I have been wanting to learn organ jazz and this was the perfect video to find. Thanks.

  • @McSynth
    @McSynth Рік тому

    Wonderful demonstration.

  • @ozzie-sk9dh
    @ozzie-sk9dh 11 місяців тому

    Great video. Thanks a lot. I play guitar but always wondered how these beautiful machines work.

  • @AVadim
    @AVadim Рік тому

    Great sound!

  • @bladewolling4947
    @bladewolling4947 Рік тому

    Thank you! Very helpful.

  • @Nightingale1887
    @Nightingale1887 2 роки тому +2

    Maybe a bit off topic but organs and church organs in perticular where so integral in older Dutch culture we even have a saying when somebody goes crazy that goes like this "alle stoppen zijn doorgeslagen" which roughly translates to all stops pulled. Which some people think refers to switches in a home's main fuse box, but it actually refers to the Organ stops on a church organ which predates modern electrified homes. Kind of neat really. Everybody's grandpa had one of these transistor or tube organs where I lived. Mostly of Italian make. Never a Hammond, they were really expensive at that time.

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic Рік тому

      We have the same expression in English: "He pulled out all the stops." Here it seems like everyone knows it refers to organ but maybe I'm wrong about that.

  • @mattiadellamico888
    @mattiadellamico888 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much

  • @lospopularos
    @lospopularos Рік тому

    Excellence! Thank you!

  • @oo7grateful
    @oo7grateful Рік тому

    Excellent Lesson

  • @theblackpearlinspiredstories
    @theblackpearlinspiredstories 3 роки тому +2

    looks ton of fun

  • @paulkerriage4470
    @paulkerriage4470 2 місяці тому

    Really useful vid. Thanks!

  • @Groovelishis
    @Groovelishis Рік тому

    Superb!

  • @stargate1555
    @stargate1555 Рік тому

    Good demonstration.

  • @TractorMonkeywithJL
    @TractorMonkeywithJL Рік тому

    Excellent video.

  • @zazoomatt
    @zazoomatt Рік тому

    I was SO wanting to see this Video because I have purchased the IK Multimedia Hammond B-3X software and I had NO Idea what his really Was IS ! It is So Iconic and well loved by all for a century of Rock etc DeepPurple "Smoke on the Water", Highway Star So many. Thank YOU

  • @nytom4info
    @nytom4info Рік тому

    Ha ha ha ha I bought mine back in '72 and went on the road!... you learn real fast!!!

  • @bonjorgan
    @bonjorgan 3 роки тому +7

    Every keyboard player must watch this video. Many think hammond as just one preset of synth presets.

  • @davidmorarobles5884
    @davidmorarobles5884 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks a lot. Hi from Costa Rica

  • @tonyf4467
    @tonyf4467 Рік тому

    A fantastic video.

  • @alexanderbazhanov1806
    @alexanderbazhanov1806 11 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @dwgraham22
    @dwgraham22 Рік тому

    This video is amazing! UA-cam is incredible... I can learn just about anything for free. I am almost 60 now. This was not available when I was a youth.

  • @lumberpilot
    @lumberpilot 2 роки тому +6

    The technology involved in this organ is fascinating. I hope they have organ technicians in the future.

    • @RedYoungOne
      @RedYoungOne 2 роки тому +2

      I'm working on them here in Austin John. It's why I moved to town. There's 7 at venues here in Austin, 2 are mine: One at the Continental Gallery and one at Antones. Come on out...

  • @W111P0w3r
    @W111P0w3r Рік тому +1

    I had no idea hammond organs were this complex. such an amazing instrument

    • @rmo52
      @rmo52 Рік тому +1

      There’s a whole other world INSIDE once you take the back off. I rewired all the upper manual presets on mine many moons ago. Those are the shortest screws in creation. Right fellas? Worth the trouble though.

  • @your.industrialengr2027
    @your.industrialengr2027 2 роки тому

    Hammond XK-3c
    I encountered that the whole lower manual and whole pedal board does not have a sound 'cause pressed something on the upper manual preset keys. Now I don't know how to bring back the sound what should I do? Thankyou so much for your help🥺

  • @dianamorris5522
    @dianamorris5522 2 роки тому +1

    Can you tell me how to turn the light panel off? Grandkids turned it on and I can’t figure how to turn it off.

  • @ao_drizzy9430
    @ao_drizzy9430 4 роки тому +7

    That Hammond looks in amazingly good shape.

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, we got a hold of a gorgeous one for these video lessons.

    • @rockettacos2639
      @rockettacos2639 3 роки тому

      I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure that’s a B3 MK II

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic 2 роки тому

      @@rockettacos2639 No, it's a vintage B-3.

  • @isaiah7440
    @isaiah7440 3 роки тому

    How many seconds do you turn on the c# organ?

  • @nathanwahl9224
    @nathanwahl9224 2 роки тому +9

    Love it! Brings back memories of when I was a kid, my dad's friend had a beautiful Hammond with TWO Leslie speakers in a big living room, and I got to mess with it. It was a lot better sounding than my much less expensive Wurlitzer at home! Now I can mess around with it a little, my Casio CTK-7200 has one set of drawbars and the percussion controls. It sounds, uh, okay, lol.

  • @thefatass500
    @thefatass500 3 роки тому +2

    Unfortunately I don't have access to a real B3 so for my budget and lack of space, a Roland VR-09B is my current tool for the job. I also have an M-audio Keystation 88 acting as my "lower manual," but I plan on replacing that soon. I'm hoping, if I get a MIDI keyboard with sliders, that I can program the sliders to act as lower manual drawbars. (I've been looking at the Roland A-800 Pro. It's got 61 keys and 9 sliders, and I feel like sticking with same-brand may better maintain consistency in how keys feel between keyboards.) Also unfortunately, the entire PK series (foot pedal attachments for my keyboard) are discontinued, so I'm just using an expression pedal.

  • @MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr
    @MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr Рік тому

    i stumbled on here out of curiosity and now i know how to tackled one of these
    if im fortunate enough to even see one in real life

  • @armstronglance
    @armstronglance 2 роки тому +1

    Synchronous to AC’s 60cycles, so it always stays in tune….. unless you take it to Europe like I did, where they run on 50hertz. 😬
    Nice left hand by the way, in the demo.
    C1 is my fav of the V/C selections 😎👍🎹

  • @adrianamatlack532
    @adrianamatlack532 Рік тому

    Coolest Leslie Speaker playing I ever heard is Greg Allman in Mountain Song. The way he speeds it up and slows it down is just genius, I play guitar but love organ. Crazy World of Arthur Brown had all that fantastic organ playing.

    • @dcannek
      @dcannek Рік тому

      I tried searching for this song and I can’t seem to find it. 🤔 possible to share a link?

    • @BrunoNeureiter
      @BrunoNeureiter Рік тому +1

      @@dcannek nope. UA-cam deletes links

    • @trentc7329
      @trentc7329 Місяць тому

      ​@dcannek I'm sure he meant "Mountain Jam" from the Eat a Peach or Fillmore East albums. It's on YT. Look for the 33 minute version and you'll know it's right.

  • @gusdavid3082
    @gusdavid3082 Місяць тому

    What is the diffrence between a B3 and a C3 hammond organ models.

  • @ianmclaughlan
    @ianmclaughlan 3 роки тому

    Good old classic organ I played similar models

  • @bjb51
    @bjb51 Рік тому +1

    Extremely nice tutorial…….

  • @lanorgan
    @lanorgan Рік тому

    How to set pipe organ, strings sound, piano sound ơn thí hammond organ….. please wher and hơn doing the setting box

  • @baltofarlander2618
    @baltofarlander2618 Рік тому

    So, percussion mode is monophonic, or polyphonic but needs to be played in staccato? Because it seems confusing to me...

  • @relaxingelectronicmusic775
    @relaxingelectronicmusic775 Рік тому

    cool

  • @signature50
    @signature50 2 роки тому

    Nice video. In the UK the C3 was the European version of the American B3; I'm not sure what the differences were but no doubt somebody has catalogued them somewhere. Some of the Hammond models I played in clubs back in the 70s had been retrofitted with sustain bass, which meant that the bass pedals produced a string bass or bass guitar sound that had a natural decay rather than an organ tone, the decay of the first note would cut off as soon as the next note was pressed so you didn't get two notes overlapping. This might upset Hammond purists but it made such a difference when accompanying cabaret acts if you didn't have a bass player; the later portable Hammonds such as the X5 and the B200 had this fitted as standard

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic 2 роки тому +4

      No, the C-3 was sold in all Hammond markets. It's not the "European version," it's the "Church version." Both the B-3 and C-3 (and A-100 series) models were available in many markets. There are no functional differences between the B-3 and the C-3. Only the cabinets are different.

    • @signature50
      @signature50 2 роки тому

      @@robertkennedymusic Ah, OK, thanks for pointing that out.. I think I'm correct in saying though, that the B3 was never officially sold in the UK, only the C3 / A100.. but I could be wrong there also, I've never come across a B3 here

  • @artemisnite
    @artemisnite 8 місяців тому

    Mr. Van Driessen gives an organ tutorial! ❤

  • @dadduorp
    @dadduorp 6 місяців тому

    Man, I could’ve used this info 40 years ago when I had a B3. Since then, I’ve used a Korg CX-3 but the same principles apply.
    Nice end chord @6:10. What is that?

  • @Antichrist73
    @Antichrist73 Рік тому

    Y, cómo se logra el "Sonido Canterbury" como Dave Stewart, de Hatfield and the North o Dave Sinclair de Caravan??
    🤔🤔🤔

  • @otaxhu8021
    @otaxhu8021 9 місяців тому

    which model is this hammond?

  • @brayjas222
    @brayjas222 2 роки тому

    This was great!! After many years of dreaming, and even own an M3 and a Leslie for a bit, the reality of the maintenance and the weight lead me to a clone. Design originally by JoeyDeFrancesco the Numa 2 has all of this and an 11 pin out!! But is light and easy to hook up, I run mine into a Mackie 808stereo and two Yamaha 15s. Sounds killer. But everything matches the B3 in function so this video like you said was perfect for learning the settings and function. At least now when I hit the studio I can kick it with my buddy's A100!!! Maybe sometime you could talk about the difference between the A B &C's, I have heard it's just the case that's different?

    • @steveneaklor2990
      @steveneaklor2990 Рік тому

      There are quite a few differences among the different iterations of the original Hammond design. The B-3 and C-3 are identical except for the cabinet style. On the RT-3, the basic organ is identical, with two exeptions: 1. The pedal clavier is 32 notes instead of 25, and 2. There is an additional Pedal Solo Unit which is essentially a Solovox playable from the pedals. Unlike the Pedal Drawbars, the Pedal Solo Unit is monophonic high-note select.

  • @jjaa2002
    @jjaa2002 2 роки тому

    Thanks for such a complete and superbly explained tutorial. I have one question. How Vibrato, Chorus and Leslie on/off come together.? When “leslieing” on/off or fast/slow what are chorus and vibrato needed for? Always wanted to know.

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic Рік тому +1

      There's no easy way to answer this. Both involve modulating the sound of the note in a kind of "wavery" way, but they're very different in how they sound. So there's no really simple description and no "formula" for how to use them. You have to play the instrument and over time your taste about these effects will develop in a way that's yours alone.

    • @jjaa2002
      @jjaa2002 Рік тому

      @@robertkennedymusic I started over with the Yamaha Electones back in the 80s and 90s. I recall never/rarely using Vibrato. Just Chorus, and what Yamaha called "Tremolo", a sort of leslie-like effect produced by a mecanical spinning wheel inside the organ body. You are right. It's a matter of taste and feelings.👍👍

    • @JackPonissi
      @JackPonissi 10 місяців тому

      They really don’t: the vibrato (originally tremolo) was Hammond’s own answer to the Leslie, which at the time was produced by a different company and competed with Hammond’s own solid state amplifier, the idea was that once you had one of the newer hammonds with vibrato you wouldn’t miss the Leslie. In truth this idea was never successful, but the chorus vibrato still has its own sound that is nice to use in certain situations (in addition to a Leslie!)

  • @sammytimgaming2947
    @sammytimgaming2947 4 роки тому

    Do Hammond organ 123 xl

  • @zungrysoft
    @zungrysoft 3 роки тому

    You describe the expression pedal as being like the gas pedal on a car. Does that mean it springs back into the upward position if you take your foot off it? Or does it hold its position?

  • @your.industrialengr2027
    @your.industrialengr2027 2 роки тому

    Hammond XK-3c
    how do you fix it when the whole lower manual and whole pedal board is not working because I pressed something on the black keys/preset registration? What to do I need your help🥺Thanks!

    • @nathanwahl9224
      @nathanwahl9224 2 роки тому +1

      Press something else! You hit the black key furthest to the left, which shuts of that manual, basically. Hopefully you haven't been using a 1 manual organ for 11 months!

  • @animatedarliss
    @animatedarliss Рік тому

    I didn't hear any mention of plugging into a Marshall amp. Or playing standing up 🤔

  • @your.industrialengr2027
    @your.industrialengr2027 2 роки тому

    Does the preset keys also working on the lower manual?

    • @robertkennedymusic
      @robertkennedymusic Рік тому

      Yes. The lower manual has its own set of preset keys and they work independently of the ones for the upper manual. They preset keys for the two manuals work in exactly the same way.

  • @IIeTpOc9H4uK
    @IIeTpOc9H4uK Рік тому

    What's the tune played in this video? I love hammond and the author made perfect job explaining it

  • @chukiatsrisakul8559
    @chukiatsrisakul8559 Місяць тому

    ❤🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @erwe1054
    @erwe1054 2 місяці тому

    Tony Monaco B3 settings and sounds 😊