[sdiy] Hammond Pitch Bend, was:Hammond Vibrato Scanner

[Matti Kari]

Hi again,

>> I don't have the album in question but the effect you mention can also
>> be easily achieved just by turning the organ on and off quickly

> No, that's a different effect. In this case the pitch goes down *from* 
> the correct pitch (when the motor is turned off), or up *to* the correct 
> pitch (motor turned on again). On the Bo Hansson song the pitch goes 
> down *to* the correct pitch. There's another piece of Bo Hansson (on The 
> Lord Of The Rings album) where someone obviously is tinkering with the 
> tape recorder speed, perhaps not even by intention.

If the generator is oiled as it should, it actually goes both up and 
down related to the correct pitch if the switch is switched on and off 
quickly. I.e. even higher than what it should. Anyway, probably it's 
done otherwise on the record you mention. I'll try to find it somewhere, 
  Bo Hansson's solo material is always interesting :)

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