The Secret Beatles Organ: Inside The Hammond S6 and the Blue Jay Way story

Hammond S6 Chord Organ Demonstration at Vintage Keys Studio. Steve shows you around our 1958 Hammond S6, designed by Laurens Hammond. It comprises of three sections: Mono synth (many different sounds) superimposed over a polysynth (two different sounds) and a preset chord section (accordion style buttons) with the option of bass notes (Root or V of each chord) controlled by two pedals. Knee lever for power on and volume. Valve tone generators with 30 valves (not tone wheel) and a simple valve amp. Please Support Our Channel over on Patreon (Only £1 per month - Thank you very much!):   / vintagekeysstudio   - this will go towards the upkeep of the studio and its equipment, and enable us to continue creating videos Video and editing by Louisa Revolta Recorded at Vintage Keys Studio by Steve Christie Soundtrack (P) and (C) 2021 Steve Christie / Vintage Keys Records 0:00 Introduction and history 1:25 Sound and register features 3:45 Knee lever and envelope 6:39 Chord and bass functions 8:55 Beatles connection 12:37 Dual tone synthesis 16:26 Conclusion