[sdiy] Hammond Organ Query

[Tim Parkhurst]

Hi Other Tim,

Remember that the Hammond used a bunch of "gears" (really just toothed
wheels) all mounted on one common shaft. No gear ratios are involved since
the gears don't mesh together or drive anything. They just made each wheel
smaller or larger to give it the right number of teeth.

Tim Servo

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Ressel [mailto:madhun2001 at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 10:25 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: [sdiy] Hammond Organ Query
> 
> Mass Brain Query:
> 
> On the Hammond organ the tone generators were
> gear-tooth wheels ... so like, does it use
> just-intonation? Seems like it would have to so the
> ratios come out even. Equal temperment (an ironic term
> to use with this crowd :-) generates all these nasty
> irrational numbers that would be difficult to make
> with gear ratios.
> 
> ?????
> 
> --TR
> 
> 
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