Hammondman has the most complete posting of Hammond drawbar settings that I have seen, next to a 300 page book I have in storage, or still packed away in boxes. I just moved. Check out his posting It's all I need. 300 pages is too much. Who has time to play that many settings? Hammond man has the right amount. just enough to learn and keep memorized when you want to express yourself. The organ is by far much more expressive than the piano. I know I'm gonna hear criticism from the pianists now! When you really get into the sounds of those drawbars while playing, man its like you can make the sun come up! I have heard it and I have played with those things. When you combine that with using the volume pedal so that you can go from very very soft to very very loud and back. It can make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. By the way most organists play too loud for the room. They need to make adjustments to the room, and the singer(s), as well as the keyboardist, pianist. Cakinbro what I would like is an explanation of your settings. Why do you set your stops like this.? It helps when you leave an example to follow, but it helps even more when you explain what you are doing. To the musician who plays on one manual. Don't limit yourself. There is a reason for two manuals. I used to play a pipe organ for a Presbyterian Church that had a Solo manual, Great Organ manual and Swell manual. The sound of those Long 64' and 32' foot pipes opening up was something to hear. I tried to play all three and the pedals at the same time. Of course that was impossible. Try playing both Hammond manuals, and he's right, what is your setting for the pedals. Don't tell me you are cheating. God forbid. You will get a better sound if you blend your pedal with your manual bass. You need both to really bring a console Hammond out.
