Hammond SK-1 73 Note Portable Organ

The 61-note keyboard became the de facto standard for electric keyboards through its use on the first widely available electric keyboard instrument, the HAMMOND ORGAN, but the demands on today’s players require a greater scope. A keyboardist today may jump from B-3 to Electric Piano to Clav in the same song, and if based in the Piano tradition, may find a 61 note keyboard limiting. The Sk1-73′s 73 note Fatar keyboard provides the proper “breathing room” for a modern keyboardist, while retaining the superior feel, light weight and small footprint of the 61-note model. It is also the perfect ax for singer-songwriters and accompanists of all genres, due to its ability in shifting the keyboard response automatically between piano and organ-type “feels”.

B3 In a Box: The Hammond SK1-73

A Hammond B3 you can tuck under your arm? Amazingly, the Hammond Sk1-73 packs the swirling sonic fortitude of the legendary B3 into a tidy package weighing under 16 pounds. The first Hammond portable to feature a wide range of Extra Voices, the Sk1-73's Drawbar section serves up genuine B3 gestalt, replete with all the traditional features: real mechanical Drawbars, Chorus Vibrato, Touch-response Percussion, and an outrageously convincing digital Leslie rotary speaker emulation.

Hammond Sk1-73 Combo Organ at a Glance:

Pure organ sounds for your gigs and sessions
All the keyboard sounds you want and need

Pure organ sounds for your gigs and sessions

When it comes to organ sounds, most purists insist on the real thing. The Sk1-73 walks like a Hammond and talks like a Hammond. It's just several hundred pounds lighter and fits in your Mini. The Drawbar section is a complete Hammond Organ with all the functions. Hammond's VASE III digital tone-wheel sound generators deliver voicings so convincing, you'll be looking around for a hidden Leslie cabinet.

All the keyboard sounds you want and need

The Hammond Sk1-73 houses great Vx and Farf combo organ models, plus a potpourri of fine classical Pipe Organ voices derived from Hammond's 935 Church Organ. Acoustic and Electric Pianos, Clavs, Accordions, Vintage String Synth, Wind Instruments, and Tuned Percussion round out the soundset. All the sounds you need for any gig. If you're hankering for those swirluptuous, authentic B3 tones but don't have a road crew and a tractor-trailer, this is your chance. Hook up with the Hammond Sk1-73 and give your music some lovin'.

Hammond Sk1-73 Combo Organ Features:

• Sound generator organ section: 2 x VASE III digital tone-wheels, transistor organ, and pipe organ; Extra Voice section: VASE III
• Polyphony: manual (except pipe organ): 61 notes; pedal (except pipe organ): 8 notes; maximum (on pipe organ): 63 notes; Extra Voice section: 63 notes
• Keyboard: 73-key, F1 to F7
• Drawbars: 9 pitches, assignable for upper, pedal, lower
• Effects: Vibrato and Chorus, Overdrive, Multi-effects (8 Programs), Reverb (Digital, 11 Programs)
• Equalizer: Organ: bass, mid (sweep), treble, tone; Extra Voice: bass, mid (sweep), treble
• Master EQ: bass, mid gain, mid frequency, treble
• Controllers: Volumes: Master Volume, Music Volume, Extra Voice Volume; Switch: Power on/off
• Music player: File format: WAV (44.1Khz, 16-bit, stereo), MP3 (44.1Khz, 128kbps, stereo); Control: Song, play/pause
• MIDI: 9 templates; External Zones: 3 Zones, assignable to any keyboard
• Storage: USB flash drive