[sdiy] Hammond Organ Query

[patchell]

    It would be just like making a top octave generator with digital
logic.  You would have a set of magic division ratios that you would use
to approximate equal temperment.

Tim Ressel wrote:

> 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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