Piano players dont wait until you are on the organ to learn how to play it

[under13]

I didnt mention that because every organ is not equipped with percussion but to find out if yours is one
you will know if you see three white buttons on the right hand side near the on and off switches
IPlay an RT3 church and there is no percussion

get your hands on an old hammond users manual they have a list of some of the main families and usable drawbar settings

Honestly, Out of the about 20 or so hammonds That I've Played, I've only seen one that didnt have percusion. I suppose it was a CV or Model D.


If your RT does not have percusion, then you must play an RT2, not 3

I actually have an old hammond manual. If anybody wants, I can upload a few pages

[themidiroom]

But still, if you gon play an organ, you need to pre-set them sounds so you won't have to keep tryin to get it right all through the middle of the piece! lol 

Somebody doesn't get it.

[under13]

Somebody doesn't get it.

yeah, he meant that you must bring certain instruments (sounds) in at different times. I f you listen to classical music, you will notice that sometimes, the horns dont come in until later in the peice etc etc.  Nothin wrong with changing drawbars as you play


Seemunny, watch this clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wSxoevh7ZA

[diverse379]

Honestly, Out of the about 20 or so hammonds That I've Played, I've only seen one that didnt have percusion. I suppose it was a CV or Model D.


If your RT does not have percusion, then you must play an RT2, not 3

I actually have an old hammond manual. If anybody wants, I can upload a few pages

i guess those in the know make sure they get a hammond with percussion

I will say that the majority of churchesI have gone had percussion equipped hammonds

But I have encountered more than a few that didnt

my church was more concerned about the pipe organ effect so in essence when they bought this organ many years ago they were really trying to get a pipe organ it even has chimes on it

when they got a pipe organ they were so happy with it they really only try to hire musicians who can play a pipe organ

I got lucky I played total praise on it and got over because total praise sounds good on anything

they didnt press me because they heard me play that song

if they had asked me to play anything else I dont think I would have worked here

[under13]

Did they get a real one or a digital one?

[diverse379]

Did they get a real one or a digital one?

neither they got Virgil fox's personal organ called black beauty

it is a  custom built organ with 5 or six boxes that stand over 6 feet tall and are at least 8 feet long
they look like the old main frame computers

each box houses tubes (analog ) that support each of the manuals sound stops

it is an incredible organ I understand there are only two like it in the world

the speakers are located in another location

[under13]

neither they got Virgil fox's personal organ called black beauty

it is a  custom built organ with 5 or six boxes that stand over 6 feet tall and are at least 8 feet long
they look like the old main frame computers

each box houses tubes (analog ) that support each of the manuals sound stops

it is an incredible organ I understand there are only two like it in the world

the speakers are located in another location

You gotta give us some pics. I aint never heard of nothin like that. I've heard of virgil though

[under13]

Ok, I saw the organ on youtube. I play a rodgers also, but we dont have any extra boxes. Ours is from the 70's

[lorenz_j]

Regarding if you play with the left hand on the bottom and right on top or otherwise, i tend to play with the left playing bass on the bottom because I use percussion

On this clip at the 2:55 minute mark, Joey D talks about that.

Go here:

1.  http://www.keyboardmag.tv/
2.  Artists
3.  Joey D.
4.  Hand technique


Nevertheless, playing one way or the other isnt necessarily etched in stone because there are soooo many ways to play the b3.

[themidiroom]

Regarding if you play with the left hand on the bottom and right on top or otherwise, i tend to play with the left playing bass on the bottom because I use percussion

On this clip at the 2:55 minute mark, Joey D talks about that.

Go here:

1.  http://www.keyboardmag.tv/
2.  Artists
3.  Joey D.
4.  Hand technique


Nevertheless, playing one way or the other isnt necessarily etched in stone because there are soooo many ways to play the b3.

That clip is really informative.  I mostly do bass on the upper manual but I switch when using percussion

[diverse379]

Ok, I saw the organ on youtube. I play a rodgers also, but we dont have any extra boxes. Ours is from the 70's

I think ours is from around that period but I am sure when it was made

[seemunny]

Somebody doesn't get it.

tsk, tsk, tsk, Not Midiroom of all people! I'm so disappointed in you man! lol
Midiroom is usually so savy & clever lol...how did he miss the sarcastic tomfoolery of it all! lol

yeah, he meant that you must bring certain instruments (sounds) in at different times. I f you listen to classical music, you will notice that sometimes, the horns dont come in until later in the peice etc etc.  Nothin wrong with changing drawbars as you play

Seemunny, watch this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wSxoevh7ZA

Thx for the clip U13...

[themidiroom]

tsk, tsk, tsk, Not Midiroom of all people! I'm so disappointed in you man! lol
Midiroom is usually so savy & clever lol...how did he miss the sarcastic tomfoolery of it all! lol

Hmmmm how did you know I was talking about you?   

[seemunny]

Hmmmm how did you know I was talking about you?   

Oh, let's just say my Spider Senses were tingling!