Tastes in music (was: Blaspheming the HAMMOND)

[david@neal.u-net.com (D J Neal)]

>In <9601310956.AA00191@mail11.digital.com>, Perry Hemus wrote:
>>Yah love them Bombardes!!  Man
>>>that sounds like it was a gass, would have loved to have been there blah blah
>>>blah blah
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>>blah blah blah blah blah 
>>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah 
>>blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ...can we get off this thread now
>>and concentrate on the FONK!
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>Actually, I enjoyed the description.  One can play lots of different
>styles on the Hammond with satisfactory results.  Let's not get
>narrow-minded here....
>                               A. B. Bonds
>
I also enjoyed the 'excursion' into the realm of music and organs in general.
As a new member, I watched this group for a while and got the impression
that if I wasn't talking B3, then I needn't bother. I have an M-102 and
regularly play an L-102 in church. I mailed Mark to check if this really was
a B3 list rather than a Hammond list. His response - and continued 'lurking'
lead me to believe that we are generally interested in what made Hammond
distinctive - i.e. the tonewheels, the Leslie, the vibrato scanner,
'additive' synthesis, etc. 

But other brands had distinctive technical features (a friends Conn 3-manual
Theatrette has 96 free-phase transistor oscillators; I played a Compton at
school, with its _capacitive_ generator of spinning wheels; Baldwin's
elaborate Vox Humana circuit can be recognised a mile off ...)

Although these technical issues are interesting, surely the most
distinguishing feature of the Hammond is the _sound_ it makes! We have a lot
of people on the list who like this sound in the context of jazz - as I do -
but if someone appreciates his/her Hammond in another musical genre, then
why not? There's no need to rephrase their discussion as 'blah blah blah
blah blah ...'

I enjoy playing all sorts of music, including modern gospel, and some
classical; I like the rich harmonies of 'big band'; and the Hammond has a
sound I enjoy in all of these contexts. 

So lets enjoy our music, our Hammonds, and learn from each other. If someone
came on the list saying how they use their B3 (or M3 or M-100 or L-100 ...)
in their 'grunge' band, I'd initially be surprised ... then probably
intrigued ... and then either remain completely puzzled or learn a bit more
about music and Hammonds!

SORRY for the long post, but I feel we're here to do each other good!!!

Best wishes to all!

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David J Neal,
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Wrexham,
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