Jon Hammond USA --- 40 years ago when I was 18 years old in the year 1971, I was a member of an
original rock band called HADES. My first full size Hammond organ I had purchased from Boz Scaggs
which was a model A-103 with 2 Leslies and road cases. What I really wanted was a Hammond B3 organ
with 122 Leslie. My previous organ I had custom modified by the legendary Bill Beer of Keyboard
Products in Los Angeles. This was the organ that I lent to Chester Thompson at the time he joined
Tower of Power. Chester liked the organ so much, that he went down to L.A. and had Bill Beer
build him the rig that he used for over 30 years in the Carlos Santana Band.
Always on the look out for a B3, I went to a party in Berkeley CA in a house where there was a
beautiful Hammond B3 and Leslie 122. The young man who owned the organ told me he would be
interested in selling the organ. I told my Dad about it and the next day we went back to the
house, checked it out and made an offer. I had to take out a bank loan for the organ and so I
then sold my A-103 organ rig to Leo of Leo's Music in Oakland CA. When I got the B3 I took it
down to Los Angeles in a cloased U-Haul trailer on the back of my Dad's 1967 Lincoln Continental
I had Bill Beer install a few custom 'mods' including Spring Reverb, Aux Inputs and Outputs,
and a voltage controller. I used to like to stack 2 Leslie speakers as in this photo:
I could have never bought my Hammond B3 organ and Leslie if my Father had not co-signed the bank
loan, thanks Dad!:
Here is the inside of my 1965 Hammond B3 - serial number 96994
You can see some of the custom modifications Bill Beer installed in my B3 organ
more mods by Bill Beer Keyboard Products
Serial Number plate of stock model 122 Leslie Speaker 27777
Over the years I have played many concerts with my 1965 Hammond B3 organ in places such as
Bill Graham's Shoreline Amphitheater and right in front of San Francisco City Hall *see here:
YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtSqGfmV628
Custom Inputs:
As I write this, I am prepping my B3 and Leslie for a long trip to Bernies Music Land in
Ringwood Victoria Australia. I want to thank Bernie Capicchiano for keeping the legacy of
this magnificent instrument alive. My organ will be in the museum of Bernies Music Land and with
good luck I will be returning again to Australia in the future to play it again on the other
side of the planet and next time it will be powered by 240 volts folks!
Thank you Bernie and Bernies Music Land Award Winning Musico Team!
1965 Hammond B3 Organ and Leslie 122 in my Mom's living room with the back off, Jon at Organ:
Bernie Capicchiano and Jon Hammond in Bernies Music Land Ringwood Australia:
Bernies Music Land, Organ Museum, 1965 Hammond B3, Leslie 122, Bernie Capicchiano, Ringwood Australia, Berkeley California, Shoreline Amphitheater, San Francisco City Hall, Bill Beer, Keybaord Products *WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:
http://ia700204.us.archive.org/10/items/JonHammondSuzukiWorldHeadquartersInHouseConcertJonHammondPt3of3/SuzukiHeadquarterPart3of3.m4v
Suzuki Concert Part 3 of 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uok7LV6OZk
Suzuki Headquarters and factory concert special for President Founder Manji Suzuki with introduction by Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Jon Hammond at the new B3mk2 organ with Koei Tanaka chromatic harmonica Part 3 of 3 "Mercy Mercy" in Hamamatsu Japan.
Special Thanks Mr. H. Ono, Mr. M. Terada, Mr. S. Ohtaka, Mr. Y. Beniya, Tachi Tachikawa, President M. Suzuki and entire Suzuki Musical Instruments Team, camera: Jennifer © JH INTL
http://www.HammondCast.com
Suzuki Musical Instruments, B3mk2 Organ, Tachi Tachikawa, Hamamatsu, Headquarters, Jon Hammond, Local 802 Musicians Union
Special Thanks Mr. H. Ono, Mr. M. Terada, Mr. S. Ohtaka, Mr. Y. Beniya, Tachi Tachikawa, President M. Suzuki and entire Suzuki Musical Instruments Team, camera: Jennifer © JH INTL
http://www.HammondCast.com
Suzuki Musical Instruments, B3mk2 Organ, Tachi Tachikawa, Hamamatsu, Headquarters, Jon Hammond, Local 802 Musicians Union
Jon Hammond is introduced to Founder President of Suzuki Instruments Manji Suzuki by Master of Ceremonies Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa at special concert for President Suzuki and Suzuki Team at Suzuki World Headquarters Suzuki Hall in Hamamatsu Japan. Jon played the incredible New B3mk2 Organ solo and together in duo with Suzuki Harmonica Artist Keio Tanaka *see corresponding videoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXgA6MRW0
and Mercy Mercy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uok7LV6O
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5869633&l=e84b420b06&id=558692101
Concert Jon Hammond Pt 2 of 3
Suzuki Headquarters and factory concert special for President Founder Manji Suzuki with introduction by Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Jon Hammond at the new B3mk2 organ with Koei Tanaka chromatic harmonica Part 2 of 3 "Days of Wine and Roses" in Hamamatsu Japan.
Special Thanks Mr. H. Ono, Mr. M. Terada, Mr. S. Ohtaka, Mr. Y. Beniya, Tachi Tachikawa, President M. Suzuki and entire Suzuki Musical Instruments Team, camera: Jennifer © JH INTL
http://www.HammondCast.com
http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondSuzukiWorldHeadquartersInHouseConcertJonHammondPt2of3/
Suzuki Harmonicas Artist Koei Tanaka and Jon Hammond
Suzuki World Headquarters In House Concert Jon Hammond Pt 1 of 3
Suzuki Headquarters and factory concert special for President Founder Manji Suzuki with introduction by Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Jon Hammond at the new B3mk2 organ with Koei Tanaka chromatic harmonica Part 2 of 3 "Days of Wine and Roses" in Hamamatsu Japan.
Special Thanks Mr. H. Ono, Mr. M. Terada, Mr. S. Ohtaka, Mr. Y. Beniya, Tachi Tachikawa, President M. Suzuki and entire Suzuki Musical Instruments Team, camera: Jennifer © JH INTL
http://www.HammondCast.com
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:
http://www.archive.org/details/JonHammondSuzukiWorldHeadquartersInHouseConcertJonHammondPt1of3/
http://hamamatsutic.hamazo.tv/e2334330.html
Suzuki Musical Instruments, B3mk2 Organ, Tachi Tachikawa, Hamamatsu, Headquarters, Jon Hammond, Local 802 Musicians Union Hammond Suzuki Sk1 Organ Stage Keyboard Available Sk2 to Follow
Fits In This Gig Bag!
http://blip.tv/jon-hammond/no-x-cess-baggage-sk1-blues-5264917
HAMMOND SUZUKI USA NEWS Jon Hammond SK1 in Germany
http://www.hammondorganco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157:jon-hammond-sk1-in-germany&catid=35:events
Sk1 Hammond Stage Keyboard 新着情報 REPORT/海外からのお客様／ハモンド／鈴木楽器 Jon Hammond
*WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: Meet The Incredible Sk1 Hammond with Michael Falkenstein and Jon Hammond
http://ia600609.us.archive.org/13/items/MeetTheIncredibleSk1HammondWithMichaelFalkensteinAndJonHammond/MeetTheIncredibleSk1Hammond.m4v
http://www.archive.org/details/MeetTheIncredibleSk1HammondWithMichaelFalkensteinAndJonHammond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb7HHYzE9Gs
Filmed in Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Headquarters Karlstrasse 38
D-89129 Langenau Germany on April 19th 2011
"Meet The Incredible Sk1 Hammond with Michael Falkenstein and Jon Hammond"
First look at this exciting new keyboard product weighing in at 7 kilos, just over 15 lbs., it sounds like a real Hammond B3 organ with Leslie, or a full size grand piano, any type of famous vintage electric piano or synthesizer. This keyboard does it all and with original Hammond drawbars and it's feather light. Sk1 has a built in USB flash drive input, the keys are 'bullet proof' waterfall style keys that can hold up to extreme pressure of rockin' rock musicians, swinging jazz musicians and can even sound like a huge pipe organ. This film will blow your mind.
Available June 2011, contact Michael Falkenstein Hammond Suzuki Deutschland Europe http://www.hammond.de/kontakt.html
Camera: Jennifer
Special thanks, Hr. Klaus Maier founder of Hammond Germany, Suzuki Musical Instruments Chief Engineers Hiromitsu Ono, Ken Atsumi, Malc Deakin Hammond UK, Jennifer Schiele, Waichiro 'Tachi' Tachikawa, Dennis Capiga Hammond Suzuki USA - dedicated to the Samurai Spirit of Japan during the recovery, we send our most sincere thanks and wishes for a speedy recovery to our good friends in Japan.
Sincerely, Jon Hammond
enjoy this film of the © Nord Killer in action with 2 veteran players http://www.HammondCast.com
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