uhoh7 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I know it's easy for some....what makes it unique? [video:youtube] I hope you have a chance to watch it all, incredible performance. I love the work on the third manual Not the pedals.... Quote RT-3/U-121/Leslie 21H and 760/Saltarelle Nuage/MOXF6/MIDIhub, SL-880/Nektar T4/Numa Cx2/Deepmind12/Virus TI 61/SL61 mk2 Stylophone R8/Behringer RD-8/Proteus 1/MP-7/Zynthian 4 MPC1k/JV1010/Unitor 8/Model D & 2600/WX-5&7/VL70m/DMP-18 Pedals Natal drums/congas etc & misc bowed/plucked/blown instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt W Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Looks like a RT-3 with concave pedal set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Looks like a RT-3 with concave pedal set. Yep. Quote Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Noting some differences between the RT3 and the B3... the RT3 is much longer, & heavier/ larger case. the pedals are built to American Guild of Organist specification, and use a separate tube tone generation for additional tones for the pedals (although it also has the identical 16' & 8' drawbars that a B3 has.... just has additional tones, including 32' bourdon and 32' bombarde (reed) pedal sounds... as well as others. Very handy for classical work, not necessarily a benefit to a jazz organist. (disclaimer: I don't know anything - this is a cut/paste from another forum. I just got sucked in by the challenge) Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipeb3 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Yes, an RT-3. Basically, a C3 with the pedals on steroids. Abbey Road Studios had one. You can sometimes spot it in pictures of the Beatles recording there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Very good organ that gets a bad rep and it's unwarranted. Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 about 8 inches wider , sits a few inches higher to accommodate the concave arc of the extra pedals , takes up a lot of stage area. the bench can seat three across . gets about 12 MPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefDanG Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 . gets about 12 MPG LOL !! Quote Professional musician = great source of poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I name that organ "Ganny". Done. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh7 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Very good organ that gets a bad rep and it's unwarranted. Exactly. I've heard "don't get a RT3!" which I think is a holdover from when organs travelled more than they do now. It's an extra 100 pounds, more or less. I'm not sure if you can tell this is the 3rd version, as the original RT looks similar. It does have one of the earliest mass market synths onboard, the "pedal solo" unit which is entirely electronic. No tone wheels. As you might expect the flavor of those sounds is very different, but you have a seperate volume for it. Here is the pedal solo tone generator, which of course is not on a B3 or C3 or A100 etc: For stage work a B3 has the advantage besides weight of the audience potentially seeing a players feet in action. That is starting to be a lost art with all the clonewheels, I love to watch Jimmy rage in that video. The extra pedals and shape have not thrown him off one whit Also there is the music stand which can't fold out of the way except when you close the whole lid. As a studio organ, it has all B3 components, plus 32 notes below and the pedal solo. Nice to have a music stand: Mine started life in 1960 at the Unitarian Church in Seattle: My brother, a music student at UW, was assistant organist, on and off till the 80's when they wanted to "upgrade". He got it. Two years ago he gave it to me, and I hauled it back home, grabbing a 22H and a 760 in Yakima on the way home. Blonde........I like the blonde. Plays great. That's the only reason I know a RT3 from a B3. Quote RT-3/U-121/Leslie 21H and 760/Saltarelle Nuage/MOXF6/MIDIhub, SL-880/Nektar T4/Numa Cx2/Deepmind12/Virus TI 61/SL61 mk2 Stylophone R8/Behringer RD-8/Proteus 1/MP-7/Zynthian 4 MPC1k/JV1010/Unitor 8/Model D & 2600/WX-5&7/VL70m/DMP-18 Pedals Natal drums/congas etc & misc bowed/plucked/blown instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipeb3 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Wow... a blonde RT3! Don't think I've ever seen one before. C3's, sure, but... Hammond used to call that color Lime Oak. Very cool... There's a road gig I've been doing for 45 years now, and we've always used a Hammond from a backline company. Plenty of B's, C's, and an occasional A100. Only once has there been an RT3...and that was in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 when we were servicing our '49 RT2 , one of the techs at Goff told me if we're not using the synth bass section ( we weren't ) disconnect the amp . something about a component failure in it could take out the power section in the AO preamp . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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