Hammond-Leslie FAQ: Bibliography, Information Resources List

Appendix C - Bibliography, Information Resources List (printed material, folklore, interviews, etc).

Maintained by Ben "Jacobs" (random at well.com)
This version was updated: 24-May-96 -- click to download latest version

Writings and other sources of information, pertaining to the Hammond Organ and Leslie Tone Cabinet specifically, and to electronic or pipe organ lore in general. Additions or corrections welcome. Online Resources section has undergone rapid growth, may soon reside in a separate document.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Magazine Articles / New Product Reviews
Service Manuals, Books, etc.
Videotapes
Online Resources
Homepages, Fan Pages, etc.

Ongoing Hammond technical discussion is available by e-mail! List administrator is Mark Longo, contact at hammond-request@zk3.dec.com. To subscribe, mail to majordomo@zk3.dec.com with "subscribe hammond" in the body of your message.

Keyboard magazine

contact info:

mail: Keyboard Magazine, POB 58528, Boulder, CO 80322
phone: 1-800-289-9919 (subscriptions); 415-655-4308 (archives/warehouse)

Keyboard Central (WWW):

http://www.keyboardmag.com/

reprints:

mail: University Microfilms Int'l, 300 N Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48106
phone: 313-761-4700

articles:

title unknown, Sept/Oct 1976, p45: Michael Smokowicz (Organ Service Company) describes technique for obtaining line out signal from a Hammond
"Jimmy Smith 'These Hands Are Weapons!'": Robert L. Doerschuck, May 1988, pp 74-78.
"Historic Masters of the Jazz Organ (Burnin' on the Big Bad B-3)": Geoff X. Alexander with Robert L. Doerschuk, May 1989; nice history of organ jazz and players; brief discography
"The Leslie Speaker, Part I", Vintage Synths, April 1990: history, mechanical description; picture of Don Leslie (!)
"The Leslie Speaker, Part II", Vintage Synths, June 1990: more history, inner workings; list of shops/contacts
"The Hammond B-3, Part I", Vintage Synths, Sept 1991: history, mechanical description
"The Hammond B-3, Part II", Vintage Synths, issue unknown (Oct 1991?): unknown: more history, mechanical description?
Special B-3 issue, Nov 1991: B-3 repair advice; tips on buying a used B-3; comparison reviews of various clones
"25 Hammond Licks You Must Know", Dave Amels, May 1994: short riffs, celebrity drawbar registrations
"Joey DeFrancesco / Ex-Hammond Backer Stands by the 'B'",: interview by Robert L. Doerschuck, July 1994, p12; comments about playing hammond gear; Danny Gatton, John McGlaughlin, etc.
Joey DeFrancesco, Career Update, Dec 1994, p15
Jimmy McGriff, Feb 1995, p14: comments on Hammond/Suzuki XB-3 vs stock B-3; what girls want to hear, etc.

Reviews of Clones in Keyboard Magazine:

E-MU VINTAGE KEYS, p142 - May 93
LESLIE SIMULATORS, p157 - Feb 90: Avalanche Brianizer, Dunlop Rotovibe, & Dynacord CLS 222
LESLIE SIMULATORS - May 95: Electro-Voice Fx70, Korg G4, Motion Sound Pro-3, and Voce Spin.
LESLIE PREAMPS - Oct 95: C.A.E. LTP 122 and Trek II UC-IA.
OBERHEIM OB-3^2 - Sep 95, p109; Nov 95, p20 (w/picture)
VISCOUNT D9E ORGAN MODULE, "Short Takes", p141 - Jan. 93
VOCE DMI-64 MARK II, "Short Takes", p143 - April 94
VOCE MICRO B, p108 - Aug. 93
"B-3 WANNABE ROUNDUP" - Sept 95: Hammond Suzuki XB-2 Version 2, Oberheim OB-3,; Peavey Spectrum Organ, Viscount D9, Voce Micro B II, & Voce V3.
"ORGAN SHOOTOUT", p54 - Nov. 91: XB-2, Rhodes VK-1000, Korg CX-3, Voce DMI-64 Mark II; (as compared to a B-3)

Theatre Organ magazine

"It All Started Just 60 Years Ago - The Hammond Organ Company - A Company that Created an Industry", Len Clarke, Jan 1995, pp20-24: journal of American Theatre Organ Society; single issues avail $2.50 (where?)
"Why I Love My Hammond Organ" (This & That), Nov/Dec 1995, p42: Charles Wood critiques his Hammond from a pipe organist's point of view; ...on the Theatre Organ Site http://wcbi.com/organs/whyham.htm

Recording-Engineer/Producer magazine

"Unearthing the Mysteries of the Leslie Cabinet", April 1981, pp130-143: Clifford A. Henricksen; Hammond FAQ Site http://ddi.digita l.net/~bbaker/mystery/mystery.html
"Remoting the Leslie Organ Speaker", issue unknown: Don Foster

Audio Engineering Society (AES) journal

"Design of Electronic Organs (Part 1-2)", Winston Wells, Aug-Sept 1947
"Design of Electronic Organs (Part 3)", Winston Wells, April 1948
"Design of Electronic Organs (Part 4)", Winston Wells, Sept 1948

German Keyboard magazine (in German)

"The Hammond Story"

Sep 89: the founding of the Hammond company, Hammonds early products (clocks, bridge table)
Oct 89: the development of the Model "A"
Nov 89: the further development of the Hammond company until the 60's, marketing strategies...
Dec 89: the history of the Hammond company since 1960
Jan 90: tonewheels, drawbars, presets, Model A and AB
Feb 90: Model BC, E, D, G, Player A-B
Mar 90: Model BV, B-2, B-3 (and recpectively the C and RT models)
Apr 90: the selfcontained models M, M-2, M-3, A-100, M-100, L-100, P-100
Jun 90: tube Leslies
Aug 90: E-100, E-200, E-300, H-100, X-66, HX-100
Oct 90: T-200, X-77, H-300, R-100, T-400, T-500 (last tonewheel organ!)
Dec 90: solid state Leslies

Sound On Sound magazine (U.K.)

Title unknown, Nov 1994: short discussion of rotary speaker simulators

Down Beat magazine

"Jimmy Smith Sermonizing in the '70s.". Larry Birnbaum: Dec 15, 1977, pp 22.23, 57.

Melody Maker magazine

"Jimmy Smith - The Daddy of 'em All". Bob Houston,: Feb 1965, p9.

Jazz Times magazine

"Jimmy Smith: Baron of the B-3.". April 1990, p37

Original Schematics, Service Manuals, "Official" Hammond Publications

Reprint Hammond/Leslie service manuals (+ updates) available from:
GOFF Professional: 175H Costello Road; Newington, CT 06111; Tel: 203-667-2358; E-mail: GOFFProf@aol.com (Al Goff)
Organ Service Company, Inc.: 6475 Joliet Road, Suite B1 - West; La Grange, Illinois 60525; Tel: 708-352-8011; Fax: 708-482-9626

reprint service manuals for electric/electronic organs avail:: mail to Mario Mere (mario@unix.ccsnet.com)
Fifty Years of Musical Excellence, Hammond Organ Company, 1984: document #H000-0088365; "official" history of Hammond Company, 1934-1984; many pictures, info (incl. Solovox and Novachord)
(also visit the Hammond FAQ site), and see Online Resources, below.

Books

Dictionary of Hammond-Organ Stops: Stevens Irwin; pub. G. Schirmer, New York, 3rd edition 1961 (orig. 1939); intro to playing the "Hammond Electric Organ" technique, exercises (incl. pedalboard); adaptation of common pipe organ registrations to Hammond; early 1996: this seems to be reappearing in used book shops!
Electric Organs: A Complete Catalogue, Textbook, and Manual,: Robert Eby, pub. Van Campen Press, 1953.; article on Hammond organ, pp97-104
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, ed. Barry Kernfield,: 2 vols, pub. Macmillen Press Ltd (London), 1988.; various articles related to organs, artists, etc.
Organ Technique: A Basic Course of Study, Oswald G. Ragatz (1979): LC CALL NUMBER: MT182.R33, 78-3244; pipe organ?
Organ Playing: Its Technique & Expression, A. Eaglefield Hull (1981): LC CALL NUMBER: MT180.H9 1981, 81-1474; pipe organ? (author lived 1876-1928)
unknown: Hammond Organ Guide for Church Music (book of music)
unknown: A Church Organist's Guide for Playing the Hammond Organ

United States Patent Office, Washington, DC 20231

RE#23,323 and 2,622,693: original patents issued to Don Leslie; "incredibly entertaining documents"

Videos

Hammondology Series, vols 1-3, Tony LaBrasca producer, 1994-5

mail: B.T. Productions, P.O. Box 81, Itasca, IL 60143, USA

e-mail: Bt1955@aol.com

www: B.T. Productions Homepage

Vol 1: history, settings, models, maint tips, ~60 min (US$29.95)

Vol 2: "Jazz" feat. Paul Wagnberg (US$34.00 video, $43.00 w/CD)

Vol 3: "Gospel" feat. Stanley Spencer (US$34.00 vido only)

reviewed in Keyboard, Oct 1994, p32 (see ad on p151).

all 3 volumes highly acclaimed

Radio Programs

Interview with Don Leslie (All Things Considered, NPR, 1991): transcript available: National Public Radio, Audience Services, 212-414-3232; history of the Leslie company, development of the rotating speaker,; relations with Hammond company, sale of Leslie to CBS (1965)

Guide to Recordings

CD World Reference Guide: publ. CD International, P.O. Box 22014, Milwaukie, OR 97269; tel 503-652-1291, fax 503-653-6917; available at Tower Records

(also see Online Resources, below)

Online Resources

Hammond tech e-mail list: (send mail to majordomo@zk3.dec.com: body="subscribe hammond")
(list admin by Mark Longo, hammond-request@zk3.dec.com); Ongoing, well-informed discussion of Hammond-related topics. Currently includes several equipment manufacturers and a number of veteran techs.; (Intended for technical discussion only. Please post artist/recording topics to the B3-Groove list (see below). Avoid crossposting!); Note: Hammond tech list mail is archived, avail from the Hammond FAQ site (see below).
Hammond FAQ site (faq & site admin by Brad Baker, bpb@cca.rockwell.com): Hammond & Leslie model histories, maintenance info; postscript schematics, measured freq resp plots, etc.; service/parts vendor list, print bibliography; full archives of Hammond tech list discussion (RFC934 compliant); related articles, info; text-only version of FAQ mailed to hammond tech list monthly (on 15th).; http://ddi.digital.net/~bbake r/faq.html (WWW browsers); http://ddi.digital.net/~ bbaker/files/faq.txt (FTP text)
Shop/Vendor List (compiled by Mark Longo, hammond-request@zk3.dec.com): techs, repair shops, equipment manufacturers, parts vendors, etc.; (available at the Hammond FAQ site)
Hammond Print Bibliography (compiled by Ben "Jacobs", random@well.com): list of known Hammond-related resources, in print, video, etc; online resources list [THIS FILE!}; download the latest version... http://www.well.com/user/ random/biblio.html; (also available at the Hammond FAQ site)
Hammond Grounds site (site maintained by Gilles Bacon, groove@tiac.net): lots of artist info, bios, reviews, interviews, related articles; the (in)Complete Hammond Discography... HUGE!; Hammond-related musician/band pages; http://www.webcom.com/groove/hg/ (WWW browsers); ftp://ftp.webcom.com/pub1/groove/www/hg/groove.faq (FTP text)
B3-Groove e-mail list (list admin by Gilles Bacon, groove@tiac.net): (mail listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com: body="subscribe B3 your name"); Ongoing discussion of Hammond artists, recordings, live dates, related topics; (NOTE: many common subscribers w/ hammond tech list. Please avoid crossposting!)
Theatre Organ Home Page (admin Jerrell Kautz, jkautz@wcbi.com): theatre organ info: http://wcbi.com/organs/; many Hammond images (old & new): http://wcbi.com/organs/hammond/
"EORG-L" Electronic Organ Mail List (University of South Florida): (mail listserv@cfrvm.cfr.usf.edu: body="sub eorg-l yourfirstname yourlastname")
Basic Organ Mail list - BOM (admin Steven Luttrell, lutch@pennet.net): (mail lutch@pennet.net: subject="basic organ mailing list"); organ discussion (Hammond, Wurlitzer, Estey, Lowry, Kimball, etc)
Commercial Products/Parts Vendors (for Hammond/Leslie gear):: Trek II Products (mod kits, parts): http://www.tweb.com/MITA/trek/; B.T. Productions (instructional videos): http://www.webcom.com/~groove/bt/
New/Used Gear Prices, For Sale Lists, etc (various sources):: Theatre Organ buy/sell list (+ Hammonds) http://wcbi.com/organs/ads.htm; New Gear Prices (Casey Palowitch) http://www.pitt.edu/~cjp/newgea r.html; Used Gear Prices (Neil Bradley) http://www.synthcom.com/usedlist.html; used gear (for sale) http://cord.iupui.ed u/~badrian/list.html; Trader's Connection http://www.trader.com/
Useful Synth/Keyboard/Effects Info Sites (various sources):: MITA, Int'l (Musical Instrument Technicians Association)
http://www.tweb.com/MITA/
(sources for parts, service manuals, info for many new & vintage keyboards) (info on joining MITA, member directory, conference info, etc); Harmony Central (new products, reviews, discussion, etc)
http://harmony-central.mit.edu/; Analogue Heaven (analog synths!)
http://www.h yperreal.com/music/machines/Analogue-Heaven/
Online CD Sales / Title Search / Information (various sources):
telnet:: cdconnection.com; cdnow.com
WWW:: http://www.cdconnection.com/; http://www.cdnow.com/; (also check Yahoo under Entertainment:Music)
modem:: CD Connection 408-985-8982

Artist & Organ Collector Pages:

Barbara Dennerlein WWW page (maintained by Martin Roth): http://www.scsc.ethz.ch/~roth/dennerlein/; bio, extensive discography, audio samples
ELP / Keith Emerson page (unofficial): http://bliss.berkeley.edu/elp/; ELP info, rumors, photos, etc.; fingerings for favorite K.E. riffs & ostinato figures (!)
Olaf Schjelderup's Hammond page: http://domen.uninet t.no/~osc/hammond/hammond.html; photos of Olaf's Hammond C3 (c.1960) & Leslie 122; detailed photos of filter cap replacement procedure, using Goff kit
Juha-Pekka Palmulaakso's Hammond page: http://www.utu.fi/~juhpalmu/ hammond1.htm; photos of cutdown Hammond L-202S (inside & out), Dynacord DC200 rotating spkr cab
Lukas Rosenthaler's homepage: http://foto .chemie.unibas.ch/staff/lrosenth/lrosenth.html; GIF's, audio samples of Groove-T-Gang