[sdiy] Hammond Organ Query

[Tim Ressel]

By gear ratios, I meant the ratios bewteen the gears.
In just ntonation, the ratioes are like 5/4, 3/2, etc.
Real simple. In equal temperment, the ratios are
multiples of 1.0594631...  Not easy to get with gears.

--TR


--- patchell <patchell at silcom.com> wrote:
>     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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