Hammond Solovox Model L Technical Manual on CD

Description: Hammond Solovox Model L Technical Manual Service and technical information for diminutive organ-like instrument intended for attachment to a standard acoustic piano. This is just the Manual, But I also show the Solovox so you can see what it looks like. ( Highly Restorable and Valuable) This CD Include 6 Items of Interest to the Solovox, these are hard to find Items together: A. The Solovox Owner's Manual tells you how to install and use the Solovox, including settings for register (voice), tone, vibrato, attack, and so on. There are charts showing 77 different settings for orchestral instruments, church organ, and other interesting combinations. It also includes some music written for the Solovox. B The Solovox Technical Manual explains theory of operation and includes a schematic diagram, parts layout diagrams, voltage charts, etc., for Model L. C The Solovox Magazine Articles are from Radio Craft, November, 1940, and Radio & Television News, December, 1948. Written for electronic dealers and technicians of the time, they provide additional technical details, including schematics for models J and K. Hammond Solovox Tone Cabinet The Hammond Solovox is a pioneering electronic keyboard instrument, dating from the 1940s and manufactured by the Hammond Corporation, famous for their organs. It was created by Laurens Hammond, the company founder, and engineers John Hanert and George Stephens. The Solovox was introduced in 1940 (model J) which had a mechanical vibrato device. Then the model K came (1946), and finally model L (1948). The main differences were in the number and types of vacuum-tubes in the tone cabinet. It was said that the Solovox was taken out of production in 1950, but it was still advertised in the Hammond Times until October 1953. (The two last versions had electronic vibrato.) There was also a "military" version, self-contained with speaker and keyboard in the same cabinet, for officer clubs, etc. And, the Solovox was made in different colors: black, white and mother-of-pearl. The last two versions were made mostly on special order from famous organists, such as Milt Herth, who wanted to use it with their Hammond organs. A number of Hammond recording artists, such as Lenny Dee, also used the Solovox as a special effect. D. Patent 2253782 covers the Solovox keyboard design and it was granted in 1941. It lists Laurens Hammond and George H. Stephens as the inventors. E. Design Patent 124405 was issued to Laurens Hammond in 1940 for his design of the Solovox tone cabinet. F. Patent 2233258 describes the electronics in the Solovox tone cabinet. Granted in 1941, it lists John M. Hanert and Laurens Hammond as the inventors.Music made with Solovox: If you knew "Sugar Shack" and "Daisy Petal Pickin'" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, you may have noticed there was a Solovox in both of those songs. Norman Petty, who was also a producer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets, did that part.

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