User Manual

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Owner’s Manual

PERCUSSION

One of the most important features introduced with the Classic B-3 was “Touch-

Response” Percussion, which added a distinctive and bright percussive highlight to

the top of the Drawbar tone.

[ON] button

Switches the percussion “ON” and “OFF”.

To engage, press the [ON] button. (light on).

[THIRD] button

Switch the harmonic of the percussion.

When this button is OFF, the 2nd harmonic speaks at the same pitch as the 4´ Draw-

bar (Analogous to the “Second” setting on a B-3).

 e 3rd harmonic tone speaks at the same pitch as the 2 ⅔ ´ Drawbar (Analogous to

the “ ird” setting on a B-3). To select, press the [THIRD] button (light on).

[ FAST] button

When this button is OFF (LED not lit) the percussion tone will decay (decrease in

volume) slowly like a bell. When it is “ON” (LED is lit) the percussion tone will

decay rapidly like a xylophone.

[SOFT] button

 is reduces the volume of the Percussion.

When the LED is OFF, it is “NORMAL”. If you press the [SOFT] button (LED is

lit on), the Percussion level is “SOFT”.

NOTE: Percussion is available on 3 Organ types; BType1, BType2 and Mellow.

NOTE: You can  ne-tune the parameters of the Percussion (P. 76).

DECAY

On the piano, the sound gradually fades out even

if you keep touching the key. It is called Decay. The

violin sound, on the contrary, keeps sounding at a

certain volume. It is called Sustain.

1´ DRAWBAR CANCEL

As on the Vintage Hammond B-3, the 1´ Tone-Wheel Drawbar is inoperative when

the Percussion is engaged.

NOTE: If you wish the 1´ Drawbar to remain operative, you can change the parameter. (P. 76)