Hammond organ
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The Hammond organ is an electric keyboard instrument known for its distinctive, warm, and swirling tone, widely used in jazz, rock, gospel, and blues music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hammond organ canonical | 5 |
| Hammond B-3 organ | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4916042 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hammond organ Context triple: [Benmont Tench, instrument, Hammond organ]
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Mellotron
The Mellotron is an early electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that plays back pre-recorded tape loops of real instruments, famously used in 1960s psychedelic and progressive rock music.
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B.
Fender Rhodes electric piano
The Fender Rhodes electric piano is a classic electro-mechanical keyboard instrument known for its warm, bell-like tone that became a staple sound in jazz, funk, soul, and rock music from the late 1960s onward.
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C.
Wurlitzer theatre organ
The Wurlitzer theatre organ is a large, pipe-based musical instrument designed in the early 20th century to provide dramatic sound effects and accompaniment for silent films and live performances in movie palaces and theatres.
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D.
Moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer is a pioneering analog electronic instrument known for its rich, warm tones and its foundational role in shaping modern electronic and popular music.
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E.
Clavichord
The clavichord is a quiet, early keyboard instrument popular from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century, known for its expressive control of dynamics and vibrato and for being a forerunner of the modern piano.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hammond organ Target entity description: The Hammond organ is an electric keyboard instrument known for its distinctive, warm, and swirling tone, widely used in jazz, rock, gospel, and blues music.
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A.
Mellotron
The Mellotron is an early electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that plays back pre-recorded tape loops of real instruments, famously used in 1960s psychedelic and progressive rock music.
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B.
Fender Rhodes electric piano
The Fender Rhodes electric piano is a classic electro-mechanical keyboard instrument known for its warm, bell-like tone that became a staple sound in jazz, funk, soul, and rock music from the late 1960s onward.
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C.
Wurlitzer theatre organ
The Wurlitzer theatre organ is a large, pipe-based musical instrument designed in the early 20th century to provide dramatic sound effects and accompaniment for silent films and live performances in movie palaces and theatres.
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D.
Moog synthesizer
The Moog synthesizer is a pioneering analog electronic instrument known for its rich, warm tones and its foundational role in shaping modern electronic and popular music.
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E.
Clavichord
The clavichord is a quiet, early keyboard instrument popular from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century, known for its expressive control of dynamics and vibrato and for being a forerunner of the modern piano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric organ
ⓘ
electromechanical musical instrument ⓘ keyboard instrument ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | pipe organ substitute ⓘ |
| developedBy | Hammond Organ Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
chorus-vibrato control
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drawbar presets ⓘ drawbars ⓘ expression pedal ⓘ external speaker output ⓘ internal loudspeaker ⓘ keyboards ⓘ pedalboard ⓘ percussion circuit ⓘ preamp ⓘ tonewheel generator ⓘ vibrato scanner ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
chorus-vibrato modulation
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drawbar-controlled additive synthesis ⓘ glissando-friendly waterfall keys ⓘ harmonic drawbars ⓘ key click noise ⓘ percussion effect ⓘ warm swirling tone ⓘ |
| hasGenreUsage |
blues
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funk ⓘ gospel ⓘ jazz ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasKeyboardCount | two manuals in classic models ⓘ |
| hasNotableModel |
Hammond A-100
NERFINISHED
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Hammond B-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hammond C-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hammond L-100 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hammond M-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPedalboardRange | 25-note pedalboard in many models ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique |
drawbar manipulation during performance
ⓘ
palm glissando ⓘ smears ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorTechnology | digital Hammond clones ⓘ |
| hasTypicalAccessory | Leslie speaker ⓘ |
| influenced | modern digital clonewheel organs ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| inventedBy | Laurens Hammond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithBrand | Hammond Suzuki ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
church music
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live performance ⓘ recording studios ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
electromagnetic pickup
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tonewheel ⓘ transistor amplification ⓘ vacuum tube amplification ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hammond organ Description of subject: The Hammond organ is an electric keyboard instrument known for its distinctive, warm, and swirling tone, widely used in jazz, rock, gospel, and blues music.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hammond B-3 organ
this entity surface form:
Hammond B-3 organ
this entity surface form:
Hammond B-3 organ