From DAVIDO@LYNXFS.COM Mon Feb 02 04:59:14 2004
Subject:Re: Multiple key contacts, playing technique

Yeh, i'd agree with all of that. The key contact triggering is pretty
random when playing as the contacts are so close together and its
insignificant during normal playing techniques, especially when
voicing single notes.
Where it comes in to it's own is when your playing fast chord changes
with the RH, where you may accidentally depress one key slightly
further than an other. This randomness adds character to the sound as
the same chord might sound slightly different each time you hit it.
It only really happens on fast changes though, as under normal
circumstances you will naturally depress all of the keys to the same
or full extent. It's most noticeable when listening to funk Hammond,
where a fast percussive style is often adopted or alternatively, have
a listen to Jon Lord's 'machine gun' type playing, the solo from
Black Night for example where he is playing rapidly repeating block
chords. Glissando's also sound better on an organ with key contacts
for the same reason.

Dave

-- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "mate_stubb"
wrote:
> The "touch sensitivity" of a Hammond is very subtle and almost
> impossible to control in normal playing. The distance that the key
> travels between the first contact and the last contact closing is
> something like 1/16 of an inch. You have to press the key down very
> slowly to hear the effect clearly.
>
> Surprisingly, I find that the most obvious way to hear it is when
you
> are doing percussive conga slap type techniques, where the key
> doesn't always get pressed all the way down.
>
> Moe
>
> > So as you press down, the first contact sounds a tone, then the
> next,
> > perhaps, a tone in the harmonic series, etc. It seems to imply
that
> > the whole stack is going to be louder than just sounding the 1st
> > contact. If so, then, "touch sensitivity"? --I'm talking about a
> > subtle effect here. I've heard others talk
> > about subtle things about the multiple contacts on real-thing-vs-
> > clone discussions, and I'm just trying to clarify if this is one
of
> > those things.
> > Tim