Hammond S6 chord organ
This instrument was first sold on 7th November 1958 to Thrifty Equipment Co., Los Angeles, California. The information below is taken from the original sales leaflet.
Dimensions: 40 3/8" wide x 21 1/32" deep x 34 5/16" high
Weight: 140 pounds
Manual: One three-octave ( 37 note ) standard keyboard that plays single notes or chords.
Chord Section: Individual buttons control 96 different standard organ sounds.
Pedals: Two pedals - one sounding the 'root' note for any chord played, and the other the 'fifth'.
Expression: An easy-to-use knee operated expression or volume control is provided. Three 'balancers' control the relative loudness of the melody, chord, and pedal sections.
Tonal controls: Twenty tilting tablets control a wide variety of tone colours and effects including new 'Touch-Response Percussion'.
A full-fledged musical instrument engineered for those people who desire to play listenable music quickly. Anyone can play satisfactory music in less than 30 minutes, even without taking lessons or being able to read music. One finger of the left hand presses buttons to play full, rich organ chords. One finger of the right hand plays the melody and one foot automatically sets the right bass.
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