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t h e h a m m o n d o r g a n And here's a bit of trivia for you. The background image on these web pages comes from a copy of the original patent application for an Electrical Musical Instrument submitted by Mr Laurens Hammond in January, 1934.
Once the depression hit he developed an automatic bridge table, an incredible device which could shuttle a deck of cards into four separate piles.
Whilst not a musician, Hammond's friendship with a church organist led him to develop different sound generators including the now famous tonewheel generator. And the Hammond organ was born.
During World War II Laurens helped to design guided missile controls and was awarded patents for bomb guidance, glide bomb controls, an aerial camera shutter and a new type of gyroscope. Laurens Hammond died in 1973 - the holder of 110 patents.
Roy meets Hammond Roy fell in love with the world's sweetest keyboard and went on to become one of it's foremost practitioners.
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