Hammond B-3 (thing)

The arguably most famous Hammond organ model, built from January 1955 through 1974.

This one pretty much defines the feature set of a Hammond:

• two 61-key manuals (great and swell), one 25-key radiating detachable pedalboard
• 38 drawbars (two sets of nine each for each manual, two for pedals)
• 18 preset buttons (nine for each manual)
• independent six-way scanner vibrato/chorus settings for both manuals
• four percussion controls: on/off, normal/soft, slow/fast, 2nd/3rd
• global expression pedal
• width/height/depth: 123.8 cm x 116.8 cm x 125.7 cm; mass: 192.8 kg with bench and pedalboard
• internal preamplifier, no built-in sound system though

Variations:

• A-100 etc. -- home organs, console style, with built-in amp and speakers
• B3000 -- a 'portable' model (119.3 kg)
• C-3 -- a B-3 in a church model case
• C-3G -- same as C-3, with a built-in speaker
• New B3 -- 2002 remake with sample-based tone generation
• XB-3, XB-5 -- earlier digital B-3 look/soundalikes

Some data from the Hammond / Leslie FAQ.