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Hammond

Hammond B-3 mk2

Current

A full-size digital B-3 console: twin 61-note waterfall manuals with multi-contact drawbar keying, a 25-note flat radial pedalboard, 12AU7/12AX7 tubes and start/run switches where you expect them. 95 kg for the console alone, about half an original B-3.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Hammond
Status
Current

Keyboard

Manuals
2
Keys per manual
61
Key action
Waterfall
Keybed
Two 61-note waterfall manuals (Swell and Great) with multi-contact drawbar keying and 12 reverse-colour preset keys each; 25-note radial flat pedalboard

Sound

Drawbars
Physical
Sound engine
DTW1 digital tonewheels (manuals), VASE III (pedals)
Organ models
Hammond DTW1 digital tonewheels, B-type and Mellow voicings
Polyphony
Full polyphony (manuals), 8 (pedals)

Connections

Outputs
1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones, Leslie 11-pin
MIDI ports
DIN in, DIN out
Pedal inputs
Expression, Rotor speed

Features

Features
Two 61-note manuals, Four sets of drawbars plus pedal drawbars, 25-note pedalboard included, 12AU7/12AX7 tube preamp, Digital Leslie, Two 11-pin Leslie sockets (main and echo), Effect send/return, Bench and music rack included

Size & weight

Colours
Red walnut
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1230 × 730 × 970 mm
Weight
95 kg

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