Well explained, cheers Nick! I read a story today about a guy who rewired his preset keys when he was younger just for fun. He’s regretted it ever since! I can also imagine being a poor keyboard tech who’s asked to require the presets 30 minutes before the set starts 😂
I've played keyboards for 42-odd years; Hammond Organ for 38 of these. I currently play - and am constantly amazed by - the XK5. I have always wondered about the C/Cancel key... I don't see why it's even necessary; if you use various presets you're clicking one, than another et al. If you shut one off with the Cancel key, you've deactivated all sounds including the Drawbars. I mean, I like that the preset keys are a full C > B octave - they do look cool! But many times I've wondered what Mr. Hammond envisioned for the Cancel key's use. If its' use is important, I never knew why...
Thanks for the side note about how the inverse keys are different on the XK-5. Also, just so you know, Nick-on-the-floor pinched your jacket. You want to watch him!
3:56 this is reminding me of a modular Synthesizer. Heck, I’d like to see this done on a modern Hammond only done with 1/4 inch patch cables instead of having to unscrew and manually rewrite it.
Thank you for clearing up that mystery! In the late 1960s, my neighbor had a Hammond organ with a tone whee, draw bars, rocker switches, and the reverse keys. IIRC, the keyboard lit up; one rank lit up red, and the other lit up green. Would you have any idea what model that was?
The reverse Colored Keys are like what you see on a Harpsichord
Best video yet - I never understood these things!
Excellent. I've never owned or played a Hammond so had no idea what those keys were for!
Well explained, cheers Nick! I read a story today about a guy who rewired his preset keys when he was younger just for fun. He’s regretted it ever since!
I can also imagine being a poor keyboard tech who’s asked to require the presets 30 minutes before the set starts 😂
John Lord's gaffer tape can't beat Keith Emerson's hunting knives. 😄
I've played keyboards for 42-odd years; Hammond Organ for 38 of these. I currently play - and am constantly amazed by - the XK5. I have always wondered about the C/Cancel key... I don't see why it's even necessary; if you use various presets you're clicking one, than another et al. If you shut one off with the Cancel key, you've deactivated all sounds including the Drawbars. I mean, I like that the preset keys are a full C > B octave - they do look cool! But many times I've wondered what Mr. Hammond envisioned for the Cancel key's use. If its' use is important, I never knew why...
Thanks Nick. How about interviewing Lachy Doley? Going to see him play in Devizes next weekend. He’s cool.
Thanks for the side note about how the inverse keys are different on the XK-5. Also, just so you know, Nick-on-the-floor pinched your jacket. You want to watch him!
Lol. I hate that Guy! Thanks for you comment mate
Good explanation! Thank you.
Lachy Doley is a must.
Messaged him
3:56 this is reminding me of a modular Synthesizer.
Heck, I’d like to see this done on a modern Hammond only done with 1/4 inch patch cables instead of having to unscrew and manually rewrite it.
Me too! Can you imagine how expensive it would be though?
@@nickfoleyuk yeah.
Thank you for clearing up that mystery! In the late 1960s, my neighbor had a Hammond organ with a tone whee, draw bars, rocker switches, and the reverse keys. IIRC, the keyboard lit up; one rank lit up red, and the other lit up green. Would you have any idea what model that was?
Erm no? I’ll google it though
31 stone equals roughly 197 kilos, or 434 pounds. That's a beast.
Great but how about wooly bully watch it now 😮
Kill that awful distortion.