On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:42:58 +0000, Joerg wrote:

Hello Rich,

that about a third of the way down, says:
"... Accurate imitation of the Hammond sound with simple electronic
circuitry was difficult, because the subtly-changing phase relationships
between tonewheels could not be easily replicated...."

OK, fair enough. :-)


Even with complicated electronics it wasn't. IIRC it was Suzuki-Hammond
which came out with the XK2 and then the XK3. Those are pretty elaborate
synthesizer organs. But according to the experts it just ain't the same.


It seems like, no matter how closely you try to mimic the waveform of a
real instrument, there's always something that says, "This is electronic."
Or, maybe more accurately, "This is not real." ;-)

Cheers!
Rich