Very nice. I've seen other documentaries on the Hammond but hadn't seen this one. Although I was familiar with the material in the documentary, this was nicely done; contained all of the relevant history. Although the instrument itself may fade away, I think the SOUND of the Hammond organ will be around for many more years.

chas

I really enjoyed it myself Chas.....
Just something about that iconic sound that makes you feel all warm inside!

I am sure it will be around forever.

Pretty awesome. A product that stands the test of time vs everything else in the marketplace.

Love Ethel Smith. Have my Dad's old ES song books and I do Tico Tico live too

I think it's kinda neat that one of the most endearing features that most people seem to LOVE about the Hammond was actually a flaw in the design. The key click has become a staple of "the sound", and that was never factored into the design of the organ. There are differing opinions on how it is created, but here's a pretty reasonable explanation.

http://www.organforum.com/forums/showthread.php?14238-The-Source-of-Hammond-Keyclick

It's like a Rhodes - without the key noise, and the variances in attack (spanks), you just can't duplicate the tone exactly. Sometimes, a little dirt is a good thing.

I was also impressed with that Rascals apperance. One of my favorite bands of all time. My last dog was named Rascals ! Met Felix twice and lent him my B3 for a show. He was thankful but didn't like my 122 leslie substitue of a Dynachord leslie sim thru an Ampeg amp. Loud and easier to move.
Amazing how over all these years rhe Hammind sound is more popular than ever. And I'm really jealous of the great variety of clones available to todays players. Wish we had some of those back in the day.