From c_schonberger@yahoo.com Fri Apr 04 12:16:16 2008
Subject:Re: Interesting Tidbit

Well by coincidence I was a model railroader some time ago for many years. The couplers on US locomotives, freight and passenger cars are called knuckle couplers. I never heard the word drawbar mentioned. I looked it up on Wikipedia and it is actually a solid bar for coupling a hauling vehicle and its load, both street and rail.

My guess is that Hammond came up with the word drawbar because that exactly describes what it does (unless one is picky and would point out that push/pull bar would be even more precise). You don't want to drag a B3 behind you holding on on just one of its drawbars.... ;-)

...just my input, I can be wrong,
Christian

Bruce Wahler wrote:
Hi All,

I belong to several other musical lists, and on one of them I was asked about my nickname (drawbars) -- in the context of being a railroad buff! It turns out that the couplers between two railroad cars are traditionally called -- well, "drawbars." Looking at a Hammond drawbar (sans organ), it DOES look a little like a rail car coupler, no? Coincidence, or could that be where the name came from?

Regards,

-BW
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Bruce Wahler
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