Noun
tonewheel (plural tonewheels)
A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.
Drawbars The sound on a Hammond is varied using drawbars, similar to faders on an audio mixing boardsfn The sound on a tonewheel Hammond organ is varied through the manipulation of drawbars. Source: Internet
Hammond-Suzuki Hammond-Suzuki produced the XB-3, a digital emulation of a tonewheel organ, during the 1990s Laurens Hammond died in 1973, and the company struggled to survive, proposing an acquiring of Roland in 1972, which was turned down. Source: Internet
Presets Preset keys on a Hammond organ are reverse-colored and sit to the left of the manuals In addition to drawbars, many Hammond tonewheel organ models also include presets, which make predefined drawbar combinations available at the press of a button. Source: Internet
The modifications created, in Banton's own words, "unimaginable sonic chaos."sfn Joey DeFrancesco has achieved critical success in the jazz genre using both original tonewheel Hammonds and the "New B-3". Source: Internet
It included a chorus generator, in which a second tonewheel system added slightly sharp or flat tones to the overall sound of each note. Source: Internet
The basic component sound of a Hammond organ comes from a tonewheel. Source: Internet