I'm glad to hear than i'm not the only one to repeat 10 times to make a video... I think you're plying very well! The S6 Chord Organ remind me a lot of good souvenir, my rand-father use to have one with a Rhythm ace Acetone FR-2L. Thank you to share it with us on youtube. If you want you can go at that website you will have a replay of the demo cassette of this Hammond Organ
I wanted to hear all those other top button sounds. My neighbor just put this exact S-6 organ out on the curb for garbage and I didn't have the strength to carry it across the street. Thanks for your videos. Now I know what it could have sounded like with an external speaker. Someone did take it within a half hour later thank God!! Awesome nostalgia! I'm an X-musician so I can really appreciate all your efforts Drew.
Thank you so much for your kind remarks Sandra. TH-cam now allows me a longer amount of time for my videos. I need to do a more complete demonstration. The S-6 is SO easy to play, I need to show some simple techniques. YES, they are very heavy! lol. I've moved mine up and down stairs quite a few times. Even with 2 people, it's a lot of weight. Anyway, I'll add the video to my list of things to do ----you know how that goes, but at least it's on the list :) Thank you again for your comment.
Hey this is superb - I'm the proud owner of a -working- 1939 Novachord and, as part of my research into the instrument, I got curious about how it compared to the Chord Organ - many thanks for making this - It sounds superb but really very different indeed to the Novachord which is a beast and much more scary in nature :) It's a great shame that the tonewheel organs have totally eclipsed Hammond's other creations - they all need to be rediscovered - Laurens Hammond was a genius!
Adorable~. Loved it all. The Victor Herbert Toyland really 'pushed my buttons' and I adore The Waltz You Saved For Me. I, too, possess and S-6 run through a leslie Tallboy - and you have inspired me to have some videos of it playing soon. Your video and sound quality is excellent also. In short - ADORABLE~. You Rock~.
I have never even been remotely interested in the Hammond S-6... until today. I just found one for $100... guess I'll get it after all. Thanks for the inspiration!
I just got one of these Hammond S6 Chord organs, in working condition, to add to my musical instrument collection from a friend a few miles down the road today. The only missing thing is the bench, but I have one. I use a wheelchair and might just use that LOL! I have enough foot function to use the chord shift pedals I think. Right now, I have a bum foot from a brown recluse bite, and it has 3 ulcers and took the skin off 2 toes--NOT fun! This old organ will reside in the back of my van until I feel better, at least it's out of the weather. If I hadn;t taken it, it would go to the dump this weekend, and it has tubes, so I HAD to have it! I am in love with my Wurlitzer Model 700 electric piano, and it isn't even operational yet, due to my spider bite issues. The Hammond is in much better shape than the Wurly 700, the case is excellent, and all it needs is a good cleaning, as it sat in an abandoned house for years, fortunately the house is dry inside, so I think the capacitors might be OK. It was plugged in and DOES work. Looks like I have a new toy! HMM a drummer and beginning trumpet player, and now organs and pianos? Why not? I had a toy reed organ as a kid and got good on it, and use a Yamaha keyboard to help me with learning to play trumpet, so why not re-learn to play keyboard? I guess I did right by saving this antique organ from the landfill, eh? Rick Delair.
YES, you did right by saving the organ! I hope you enjoy it. WOW, I had no idea how horrible a spider bite could be. Now I'm thoroughly frightened! Hope you're doing better soon. Thanks so much for your comment.
well. mine is for sure a S6 but most likely equipped with springreverb at a later point..perhaps when it was purchased for the first time in 62..i saw the papers for it. the reverbamp comes from a m/A100 organ. unfortunatly it produces somekind of feedback which rises at uncomfortable levels some times :) well i connected mine to the leslie last night and Oh boy what a distortion!! today i took care of the output level and now it works fine!btw,i have a hammond model A from 37 comin my way soon
I've a black S6 from about 57 - that leg volume is fine for the design. The sound is warm and has a very nice grind loud! The 'necklace' reverb is spooky, and it's amp is bigger than the dry spkrs amp.One day while raking leaves for a woman with parkinsons she said, " In the garage, aunt left it to me in her will. Play me something nice & it's yours.I've never tried a Leslie on it, but when I had a Hammond A100 I hated the Leslie 122 sound. It was me I know, but I prefer punch with reverb.Yummy
To everyone......questions are ALWAYS welcome. Answers can be detailed though. If you think your question needs a more detailed answer, sending an email to me at im.drew.b52@gmail.com gives me more room to respond. I'll always do my best to help you. I want/need to make a video to show playing techniques, but my equipment is too old now. The camera doesn't like my editing software anymore, and the computer has troubles with the software too. I can't afford to replace the cam, computer, and software. But it's still on my mind. We'll see what happens. I'll post this on the other videos as well. XOXO DREW
ill throw in a huge BIG-UP for that one! i never knew why so many ppl dislike this organ so much..its a magnificent piece of instrument and paired with a leslie..cool. never heard it before..dunno why ive never done it myself. Definatly underestimated organ..one can get so thick and punchy sort of synth bass from it too :) very unique sound overall. Do you have the small glasspiece that u should have under your heal for switchin pedals easy? the mostly loose there way due to time :(
Wow, that was beatiful. I loved it!
I'm glad to hear than i'm not the only one to repeat 10 times to make a video... I think you're plying very well! The S6 Chord Organ remind me a lot of good souvenir, my rand-father use to have one with a Rhythm ace Acetone FR-2L. Thank you to share it with us on youtube. If you want you can go at that website you will have a replay of the demo cassette of this Hammond Organ
first time I've ever heard an S-model in action. You play it beautifully... many thanks for making this and posting it up.
i had one of these (or one like it) as a kid...i wish i still had it...i loved playing it :)
thanks for posting...
I wanted to hear all those other top button sounds. My neighbor just put this exact S-6 organ out on the curb for garbage and I didn't have the strength to carry it across the street. Thanks for your videos. Now I know what it could have sounded like with an external speaker. Someone did take it within a half hour later thank God!! Awesome nostalgia! I'm an X-musician so I can really appreciate all your efforts Drew.
Thank you so much for your kind remarks Sandra. TH-cam now allows me a longer amount of time for my videos. I need to do a more complete demonstration. The S-6 is SO easy to play, I need to show some simple techniques. YES, they are very heavy! lol. I've moved mine up and down stairs quite a few times. Even with 2 people, it's a lot of weight. Anyway, I'll add the video to my list of things to do ----you know how that goes, but at least it's on the list :) Thank you again for your comment.
Hey this is superb - I'm the proud owner of a -working- 1939 Novachord and, as part of my research into the instrument, I got curious about how it compared to the Chord Organ - many thanks for making this - It sounds superb but really very different indeed to the Novachord which is a beast and much more scary in nature :)
It's a great shame that the tonewheel organs have totally eclipsed Hammond's other creations - they all need to be rediscovered - Laurens Hammond was a genius!
Adorable~. Loved it all. The Victor Herbert Toyland really 'pushed my buttons' and I adore The Waltz You Saved For Me. I, too, possess and S-6 run through a leslie Tallboy - and you have inspired me to have some videos of it playing soon.
Your video and sound quality is excellent also.
In short - ADORABLE~.
You Rock~.
I have never even been remotely interested in the Hammond S-6... until today. I just found one for $100... guess I'll get it after all. Thanks for the inspiration!
I just got one of these Hammond S6 Chord organs, in working condition, to add to my musical instrument collection from a friend a few miles down the road today. The only missing thing is the bench, but I have one. I use a wheelchair and might just use that LOL! I have enough foot function to use the chord shift pedals I think. Right now, I have a bum foot from a brown recluse bite, and it has 3 ulcers and took the skin off 2 toes--NOT fun! This old organ will reside in the back of my van until I feel better, at least it's out of the weather. If I hadn;t taken it, it would go to the dump this weekend, and it has tubes, so I HAD to have it! I am in love with my Wurlitzer Model 700 electric piano, and it isn't even operational yet, due to my spider bite issues. The Hammond is in much better shape than the Wurly 700, the case is excellent, and all it needs is a good cleaning, as it sat in an abandoned house for years, fortunately the house is dry inside, so I think the capacitors might be OK. It was plugged in and DOES work. Looks like I have a new toy! HMM a drummer and beginning trumpet player, and now organs and pianos? Why not? I had a toy reed organ as a kid and got good on it, and use a Yamaha keyboard to help me with learning to play trumpet, so why not re-learn to play keyboard? I guess I did right by saving this antique organ from the landfill, eh? Rick Delair.
YES, you did right by saving the organ! I hope you enjoy it. WOW, I had no idea how horrible a spider bite could be. Now I'm thoroughly frightened! Hope you're doing better soon. Thanks so much for your comment.
It IS the sidewalks of NY!!!! I did see the lady, I did see the lady!
well. mine is for sure a S6 but most likely equipped with springreverb at a later point..perhaps when it was purchased for the first time in 62..i saw the papers for it. the reverbamp comes from a m/A100 organ. unfortunatly it produces somekind of feedback which rises at uncomfortable levels some times :) well i connected mine to the leslie last night and Oh boy what a distortion!! today i took care of the output level and now it works fine!btw,i have a hammond model A from 37 comin my way soon
I've a black S6 from about 57 - that leg volume is fine for the design. The sound is warm and has a very nice grind loud! The 'necklace' reverb is spooky, and it's amp is bigger than the dry spkrs amp.One day while raking leaves for a woman with parkinsons she said, " In the garage, aunt left it to me in her will. Play me something nice & it's yours.I've never tried a Leslie on it, but when I had a Hammond A100 I hated the Leslie 122 sound. It was me I know, but I prefer punch with reverb.Yummy
@drewb52 Thanks man, I hope to be able to play like you soon.... Cheers!
To everyone......questions are ALWAYS welcome. Answers can be detailed though. If you think your question needs a more detailed answer, sending an email to me at im.drew.b52@gmail.com gives me more room to respond. I'll always do my best to help you. I want/need to make a video to show playing techniques, but my equipment is too old now. The camera doesn't like my editing software anymore, and the computer has troubles with the software too. I can't afford to replace the cam, computer, and software. But it's still on my mind. We'll see what happens. I'll post this on the other videos as well. XOXO DREW
ill throw in a huge BIG-UP for that one! i never knew why so many ppl dislike this organ so much..its a magnificent piece of instrument and paired with a leslie..cool. never heard it before..dunno why ive never done it myself. Definatly underestimated organ..one can get so thick and punchy sort of synth bass from it too :) very unique sound overall. Do you have the small glasspiece that u should have under your heal for switchin pedals easy? the mostly loose there way due to time :(
@drewb52
Try to play a loud chord just before you start and this should ste the auto volume to a suitable level
Someone just gave me a S-6...There is only one note that doesnt make any sound...I wonder if you know if repairing this kind of organ is expensive...
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