Hammond SK1-73: Honey I Shrunk the B3!

Hammond must have left a B3 in the dryer too long. They took the swirling sonic magic of the legendary B3, and crammed it all into a tidy box weighing less than 22 pounds. The Hammond Sk1-73 is the first Hammond portable organ to pack a broad selection of Extra Voices. The Sk1-73's Drawbar section dishes up authentic B3 vibe, with all the fixin's. You get real mechanical Drawbars, Chorus Vibrato, Touch-Response Percussion - and a ridiculously realistic digital Leslie rotary speaker emulation.

Also onboard are Hammond's Vx and Farf combo organ models and an assortment of fine classical Pipe Organ voices derived from Hammond's 935 Church Organ. Rounding out the Sk1-73's rich soundset are Acoustic and Electric Pianos, Clavs, Accordions, Vintage String Synth, Wind Instruments and Tuned Percussion. Wow.

When it comes to organ sounds, most purists insist on a genuine Hammond. The Sk1-73 is the real deal - just several hundred pounds lighter and it'll will fit in your roadster. The Drawbar section is a complete Hammond Organ with all the functions. The voicings served up by Hammond's VASE III digital tone-wheel sound generators conjure up the spittin' image of the original.

If you're jonesing for those swirlicious vintage B3 tones, but don't have seven roadies and a semi, the Hammond Sk1-73 is your axe.

Hammond Sk1-73 Combo Organ Features at a Glance:

• Sound generator - organ section: 2 x VASE III digital tone-wheels, transistor organ and pipe organ; extra voice section: VASE III
  
• Polyphony: manual (except pipe organ): 61 notes; pedal (except pipe organ): 8 notes; maximum (on pipe organ): 63 notes; Extra Voice section: 63 notes
  
• Keyboard: 73-key, F1 to F7
  
• Drawbars: 9 pitches, assignable for upper, pedal, lower
  
• Effects: Vibrato and Chorus, Overdrive, Multi Effects (8 Programs), Reverb (Digital, 11 Programs)
  
• Equalizer: Organ: bass, mid (sweep), treble, tone; Extra Voice: bass, mid (sweep), treble
  
• Master eq: bass, mid gain, mid frequency, treble
  
• Controllers: Volumes: Master Volume, Music Volume, Extra Voice Volume; Switch: Power on/off
  
• Music player: File Format: WAV (44.1Khz, 16bit, stereo), MP3 (44.1Khz, 128kbps, stereo); Control: Song, play/pause
  
• MIDI: 9 templates; External Zones: 3 Zones, assignable to any keyboard
  
• Storage: USB flash drive

Hammond SK1-73 Specs: Sound Engine Type(s) Modeling Number of Keys 73 Type of Keys Waterfall Other Controllers 9 x Drawbars Polyphony Full Wave Memory No Wave Memory Number of Presets 100 User, 100 Preset Expansion No Expansion Number of Effects 8 Effects Types Leslie, Vibrato, Chorus, Overdrive, Reverb, Sustain Arpeggiator No Sampling No Audio Playback No Audio Playback MIDI Sequencer No Sequencer USB Yes Number of Audio Inputs 0 Audio Input Types No Audio Inputs Number of Audio Outputs 3 Audio Output Types 2 x TS, 1 x TRS (Headphone) Number of Digital Inputs 0 Digital Input Types No Digital Inputs Number of Digital Outputs 0 Digital Output Types No Digital Outputs MIDI I/O 2 x In, 1 x Out Pedal Inputs Expression, Foot Switch Height 3.5" Width 44.3" Depth 12" Weight 21 lbs. Power Supply AC Adaptor AD3-1250