Hammond consoles and midi retrofit
Paul Zein
Tony
>Keyboard Specialties has a midi retro http://www.b->3.com/midi-b.html Is
that the only game in town for midiing a Hammond?
I have heard through absolute reliable sources that, that retro kit is 'the
goods' for Hammond organ. I think there were some German companys into this,
I vaguely recall 'Bertrum something'? with a professor Spitzer?, a German
Hammond enthusiast and electronic wizard having a kit. A kit for pedals too.
In fact, I think I read it here, in the way back.
I think the first kits doing this had an adverse tactile feel to the Hammond
keyboard.
With all the electronic tweaking going on it is amazing that there is not
more material on this. This would be a major serious upgrade of a Hammond
console. Imagine one plugged into a Triton rack, XV or computer sampler?
Most considering this add a midi keyboard on top instead. I believe at
Keyboard Specialties, my feeling is that the overwhelming majority are
installed at their facility that is why you don't read any posts about it. I
know nothing about them except what I heard.
Also, Paul Homb, who I don't know and have never spoke to, (this is not
meant derogatory to him nor any disrespect) did not 'hit it off' with the
Hammond Internet, List, social cliques politically, <sounds familiar> and
was railroaded off, I believe, so he may be 'personna non grata' to the
nasty and very political Hammond Internet cliques, so his products will not
be endorsed and posts about installing it rare or non-existant. That is why
they hate to talk about his remarkable midi retro, I bet (as I said,
absolutely, I have heard this retro is excellant and reliable from good
sources). I don't even know if Mr. Homb is still there.
Other than that, visual issues could be considered by the pro player with
midi boxes sequencing all over the place.
With so many 'fake acts' singing and non-Hammond sounds available with a
sequencer some would like the piano right out front or on top of the Hammond
so his playing can be visually seen. Obviously, the tonewheel Hammond organ
can't be faked
I know one guy paranoid about this and plays with an exaggerated playing
angle on his piano so the audience makes no mistake he is performing and not
sequenced.
Reminds me too of the Shore areas.well known Organist Leroy Lewis *years
ago*, packed, and I mean packed nightly, a club in the Jersey show and
actually had a mirror above his Hammond X66 organ so the audience could
watch him play. This was before the midi revolution. This was only to add
the visual entertainment of watching the player play. (sounds like a great
idea to use with a closed circuit system to those aweful 'sports bar' TVs
that are kept on)
>Anybody know? Anybody playing a midied B3 out >there. Curious.
>Paul
I would like to know too, some owner reports, but I think it is a 'rare
animal'. I wonder if it actually is as could as one could imagine (Hammond
3series with midi)?
Tony
Martin Lührs
> I have heard through absolute reliable sources that, that retro kit is 'the
> goods' for Hammond organ. I think there were some German companys into this,
> I vaguely recall 'Bertrum something'?
Right it's Bertram Music in Freiburg, Germany they do a lot of Hammond
stuff
> with a professor Spitzer?, a German Hammond enthusiast and electronic wizard > having a kit. A kit for pedals too.
I know Professor Spitzer. He lives in the same city like me. He has a
huge collection of Hammonds and seems to know a lot abaut them. I think
he's a real freak. I guess he knows a thing or two about hammond
"midification". I think I could find out his e-mail if you're
interested, Paul.
.....
The german jazz-organist Barbara Dennerlein also plays a "midified" B3
but I don't know where she has her B3 "midified"
Greetings Martin
Paul Zein
> interested, Paul.
Martin Lührs
> Thanks Martin please if you have it sent to my email address I might
> ask him about midi kits,
I tried to send you an e-mail but it came back. Maybe you can send me an
e-mail and i can reply to thst one and send you the addres.
Greetings Martin
Paul Zein
> e-mail and i can reply to thst one and send you the addres.