Forum Organists: question re Hammonds or other

[maggie~hamilton]

Hammond and Leslie

The sound of ANY Hammond is vastly improved by the addition of a Leslie Speaker.

Ironically, when Don Leslie first introduced his new speaker, Laurens Hammond wanted no part of it and went out of his way to discourage Hammond users to get Leslies for their organs.

See link for an article about this that I wrote a couple of years ago.

http://www.137.com/hammond/leslie.html

 

[maggie~hamilton]

One of the highlights of my musical life

was to play a "command performance" on my theremin for organ speaker legend Don Leslie! He and his wife have an incredible, spatious, 1950s "google" style home in the hills above Pasadena California.

(Don died in 2004.)

http://www.137.com/donleslie/

 

[abcomatic]

The instrument I play at home

If any of you organists are members of the AGO, the pipe organ that I have at home is pictured in the April edition of the American Organist. We had our AGO chapter meeting at my house this past Jan. A great time was had by all. Gary