John Fields wrote:
On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:29:14 -0600, clifto
wrote:
Rich Grise, but drunk wrote:
"... 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. :-)

I guess a piano is even harder - they don't even reproduce well from a
live recording! :-)

I heard a decently accurate electronic piano sound long before I heard
anything remotely resembling the timber of a B3.

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Oak, was it, or maple?

Not that I would be one to pass up a good straight line, but just in case...

Main Entry: tim·bre
Variant: also tim·ber /'tam-b&r, 'tim-; 'tam(br&)/
Function: noun
: the quality given to a sound by its overtones: as
a : the resonance by which the ear recognizes and identifies a voiced
speech sound
b : the quality of tone distinctive of a particular singing voice or
musical instrument
?tim·bral /'tam-br&l, 'tim-/ adjective

Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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