Information from the admittedly few (five) UK Model A’s so far identified (as of Jan 2012) shows they have spanned the narrow serial number range 2342 to 2414 (with one unverified exception) This would suggest (along with information below) that perhaps a single shipment, or at least very few, was made to the UK around 1936. The fact that these Model A’s had Hammond serial number plates enables dating to be In addition it is worth noting that all these Model A organs would have come with Hammond A20 or A40 tone cabinets, that would also have needed UK voltage transformers (of which more later)
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The tonewheel generator motors and pre-amplifier transformer needed to be changed in the factory to accommodate the UK voltage and frequency. That they were built specifically for the UK market is beyond doubt as they all plates carried the details of UK voltage and mains frequency (240v/50 cycles) Sale on Ebay in the UK and contact with some sellers, I have established that all UK Model A’s were equipped with a Hammond serial number plate.
From observation of Hammond Model A organs coming up for Hammond Model A organs were in production in USA from June 1935 to Indeed what was remarkable was that Hammond started exporting at all, given they were have trouble meeting existing domestic demand for their innovative product in 1936 (1)
Hammond in the USA moved incredibly quickly from prototype and initial production in 1935, into export markets, with evidence of exports in 1936. Please do get in contact with me if you feel you can add any information to this info. This piece is intended to shed a little light on the period 1935-55 and has been gleaned from research of remaining Hammond organs in the UK from that period, including contributions from owners and small snippets of information from internet sources as well as other verbal anecdotal evidence from Hammond enthusiasts in the UK. While there is a reasonable amount of information available on the internet about the early days of Hammond in America, there is very little about the early history of Hammond in the UK. Hammond Organs in the UK 1935-55 (Peter Jones – South West Music Services )Įen onderzoek en weergave van de introductie, import, bouw en verkoop van het Hammond orgel in Engeland in de periode 1935-1955
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